Research Vessels - HEINCKE
HEINCKE
More than the technical equipment, it's the wonderful crew aboard the Heincke, who make the ship an excellent tool of modern marine research.
Dr. Alexander Schröder, Biologist at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute
The research vessel HEINCKE was designed for longer research cruises. During her expeditions to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, she can stay at sea up to 30 days without having to call at a port. Just like her sister ship ALKOR, the HEINCKE hosts four laboratories, all of which are equipped with sea-water supplies. Research on the HEINCKE focuses mainly on marine biology and oceanography.
Operator of the HEINCKE is the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research. The ship was named after Friedrich Heincke, who in 1892 became the first director of the “Royal Biological Institute Helgoland”, an institution which today belongs to the Alfred-Wegener-Institute. The ship replaced the research vessel FRIEDRICH HEINCKE, which was decommissioned in 1990. The new HEINCKE currently undergoes reconstruction: The ship technology was modernized recently; the scientific equipment will be updated in 2009.
HEINCKE homepage at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute
The HEINCKE at a glance:
| Year of Construction: | 1976 |
| Owner: | Ministry of Education and Research |
| Operator: | Alfred-Wegener-Institute |
| Port of Registry: | Helgoland |
| Length: | 54.2 m |
| Beam: | 12.5 m |
| Draught: | max. 4.16 m |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots |
| Nautical Crew: | 11 Persons |
| Scientists: | 12 Persons |
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