New research vessel R/V Broms has arrived at Kristineberg
Today, the new research vessel R/V Broms docked at Kristineberg Marine Research Station for the first time. After her naming ceremony at Bullandö in June, a voyage through the Göta Canal and a refit in a Gothenburg shipyard, she is now in her home port on the Gullmar Fjord.
R/V Broms is larger than her predecessor, R/V Alice, and offers far greater flexibility for fieldwork, courses and testing new marine technology, such as underwater robots. The vessel is a 17.5-metre aluminium catamaran with room for up to 20 researchers and students. On board are a spacious working deck, a crane, a loading ramp and a moon pool, which allows instruments to be deployed and recovered directly through the deck.
The next step is to fit out the vessel, including a CTD for water sampling and a multibeam echo sounder for mapping the seabed. The plan is for the vessel to be available to researchers and students in the spring.
R/V Broms has been acquired and equipped with support from the G E Broms Foundation and the Sjöberg Foundation.
R/V Broms arrives at Kristineberg
Facts – R/V Broms
Type: Aluminium catamaran
Length: 17.5 metres
Beam: 6.6 metres
Draught: 0.8 metres
Capacity: Up to 20 researchers or students
Equipment: Working deck, crane, loading ramp and moon pool
Scientific equipment to be installed: CTD system and multibeam echo sounder
Previous use: Built as an oil spill response vessel and can still be used for oil spill response and firefighting operations