History | |
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Name | Onnuri |
Owner | Korean Ocean Research and Development Institute |
Port of registry | South Korea |
Builder | Mjellem & Karlsen Verft AS, Skipsteknisk AS, Bergen, Norway |
Launched | 1991 |
Completed | 1992 |
Identification |
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Status | Operational |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Research Vessel |
Length | 63.8 m (209 ft) |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft) |
Decks | Two main engines (2 × 1,160 kW) |
Speed | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) |
Crew | 16 + 25 Scientists |
Notes | [1] |
RV Onnuri is one of the Korean Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI)'s research vessels. She was built in Bergen, Norway in 1991 by Mjellem & Karlsen Verft AS and designed by Skipsteknisk AS. She has been used to supply Korea's Antarctic research station ( King Sejong Station) as well as undertaking oceanographic research in the Pacific Ocean. She has a sister ship, Eardo, also operated by KORDI. [2] [3] [4]