English: "Philia", a ship of the Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Harbour of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

The F/R PHILIA, built at Piraeus (1985), commissioned in 1986, operates from her home port of Irakleion, not only in Cretan waters, but also throughout the Aegean and Ionian. The PHILIA's greatest asset is her flexibility, she is large enough to operate offshore but because of her shallow draft she can also operate close inshore. She has covered many thousands of miles carrying out research and in 1997 was refitted with a bulbous bow and a second engine as part of the Greek Government's commitment to marine science research.

Philia Equipment

Scientific Equipment: Echo sounder Simrad EK 500 split beam 38 and 120 kHz. Echo sounder Simrad EK 400 single beam 120 kHz. Echo sounder Biosonics dual beam 120 kHz V-Fin. RoxAnn & Side Scan Sonars. SCANMAR net recorder. Underwater remote operated vehicles (ROV): Benthos Mini Rover (300 m), DSSI Max Rover Mk 11 (2000 m). Various underwater cameras Osprey and underwater sledges. 3 Seabird CTD. 7 Aanderaa RC7 meters. Various water and plankton samplers. Sediment traps, various benthic samplers (grabs, box and multi-corers) and benthic draggers. Pelagic, benthic trawls and otter and beam trawls. Navigation Equipment Automatic pilot, D-GPS, gyrocompass, 1 ARPA AND 1 EPA radar 100 nm, electronic chart system MaxSea. Echo sounder: Simrad EK 400, Furuno 15 & 50 kHz, Furuno 28 & 200 kHz, forward looking sonar 400 kHz, INMARSAT-C, Meteological station Aanderaa NAVTEXT 7 Meteostar 2000.

Detailed Specifications

Name: PHILIA Built: 1986 Classification Society: Hellenic Register Class: +H100 A1 R Type: Marine Research Vessel Length: 26.10m Breadth: 7.25m Deck Height: 3.20m Draft: 2.6m DWT: 45.70 m/t GT: 143 tons Fuel capacity: 22 tons Consumption: 1600 lt/day Cruise speed: 10 knots Autonomy: 10 days Fresh Water: 6 tons plus reverse osmosis water production 64f lt/hr Main Engines: 2 diesel engines x 340 hp Bow Thruster: 1 x 25 hp tunnel bow thruster Propellers: 2 x twin variable pitch propellers Generators: 2 main generators x 85 Kw Emergency generator: 1 x 38 Kw Deck Area: 35 m2

Cranes/Winches

1 Hiab sea crane 8.30 m arm 1200 long 2 net drums, 2 fishing drums (2000 m x 12 mm wire) 1 oceanographic winch with 2 drums (4 mm by 2000 m wire and 6 mm x 1300 m)

Computer & Audiovisual Room: 15 m2

Scientific Labs

wet lab 9 m2, dry lab 9 m2 Freezers: 3 (-20oC) Crew Cabins: 4 for 7 crew members

Charterers Berths: 3 for 6 scientists