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
- paper and electronic nautical charts for the safety of navigation
- Additional Military Layers
- nautical, scientific and technical documentation for mariners
- oceanographic databases for scientific purposes
Characteristics
- multi-beam echo sounder Simrad EM300
- single-beam echo sounder Simrad EA500
- single-beam echo sounder Atlas Deso 25
- Side Scan Sonar towed Simrad MS992
- differential and RTK satellite positioning systems
- Sippican XBT MK21 bathythermograph system
- CTD profiler with rosette system Ocean Seven 316 used for water sampling at different depths
- Van Veen buckets
- Sindel weather station
- single beam Simrad EA400
- multi-beam echo sounders Simrad EM3000
Ships