Ninfe-class research vessel


The Ninfe class of survey vessels consists of two catamaran hulls operated by the Marina Militare Italiana.

Features

They was designed to carry out hydro-oceanographic surveys at high sea and in harbours and shallow waters, in order to guarantee the production and updating of nautical charts.

Main activities:

  • sounding
  • minimum depth
  • topography of shorelines and port facilities
  • seabed features
  • collection of nautical and geographical data for the updating of nautical documentation
  • detection of sunken vessels or dangerous underwater obstacles
The collected data are then processed by means of dedicated software programs and then used to produce:
It is fitted with:
The ship is equipped one survey motor-boat for coastal and shallow water surveys fitted with:
  • single beam Simrad EA400
  • multi-beam echo sounders Simrad EM3000

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