On the morning of June 25, China's first far-reaching sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological ship officially began construction in the Nansharon Cave Island manufacturing workshop in Guangzhou.
It is understood that the ship is a new multi-functional research ship that can carry out deep-sea scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeology, and can carry out polar sea area investigation in summer. The design length is about 103 meters, the design draft displacement is about 9200 tons, the speed is up to 16 knots, the ice can be broken in both directions, the ice area is strengthened to reach PC4 level, the endurance is 15,000 nautical miles, and the crew can carry 80 people.
The ship is equipped with landmark functions such as unrestricted water navigation, manned deep diving, deep sea exploration, comprehensive operation support, heavy safety load, etc. It can provide required samples and environmental data for research on cutting-edge issues related to profound Marine geology, environment and life sciences, and provide relevant disciplinary guidance and underwater operation support for deep-sea archaeology. Support the sea test and application of deep-sea core technology and equipment.
In terms of ship system research and development, the far-reaching Sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relic archaeological ship has completely independent intellectual property rights, focusing on breaking through a number of key technologies such as the overall design technology of polar ships, intelligent control technology, low-temperature accurate compensation technology, and the integrated design of polar ice and heavy load structures. In terms of research equipment development and function expansion, the polar application of domestic research equipment is explored, and its matching with independently designed ships is included in the construction of ship systems, manned deep dive surface support systems and integrated operating systems.
In the future, the far-reaching Sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics and archaeology ship will become an open and shared maritime platform with multi-system integration, multi-disciplinary crossover and collaborative action innovation in China, which is of great significance to strengthening China's substantial presence in the global deep sea, including the polar sea areas and manned/unmanned deep diving operations, improving China's deep-sea archaeological operations, and realizing the global deep-sea access.
The ship is expected to be completed in 2025 and put into operation at sea. The ship was funded by the People's Government of Hainan Province, Sanya Yazhouwan Science and Technology City Development and Construction Co., LTD., jointly with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and built by Guangsheng International Co., LTD., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Group.
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