Academician Petrovsky (1972-1974 - Moscow University) - a research vessel with a displacement of 932 tons, expeditionary staff of 12 people. Served as a training vessel for the geographical and geological faculties of Moscow State University. He made oceanographic flights to the Black, Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
| "Academician Petrovsky" | |
|---|---|
| Akademik Petrovskiy | |
 March 10, 1978, about. Mahe (Seychelles) | |
| Flag |  →  Ukraine |
| Class and type of vessel | Lighthouse, Nereid (tunnels), oceanographic research |
| Port of registry | Sevastopol |
| IMO Number | 7102118 |
| Call sign | ENEN |
| Organization | USSR Ministry of Higher Education |
| Operator | USSR Ministry of Fisheries |
| Manufacturer | Khabarovsk Shipbuilding and Mechanical Plant named after CM. Kirov (Plant No. 368) |
| Launched | September 21, 1970 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | August 2011 |
| Status | Disposed of |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 932 t. |
| Length | 54.1 m. |
| Width | 9.3 m. |
| Height | 4.7 m. |
| Draft | up to 3.7 m. |
| Engines | 1 engine |
| Power | 800 h.p. |
| Speed | 11/9 knots |
| Sailing range | 10 000 km |
| Crew | 40 people |
| Passenger capacity | 12 scientists |
Until 1972, this vessel, type "Nereida" project 502A, was used as a fishing vessel in the Pacific Ocean - the middle tuna barn.
Content
History
The first owner of the vessel since 1970 was the Ministry of Fisheries of the USSR, the home port of Vladivostok [1] .
In 1972, the ship received the name "Moscow University", it was transferred to Sevastopol , managed by the USSR Ministry of Higher Education and belonged to Moscow State University .
In 1974, the ship was renamed the "Academician Petrovsky", in honor of the Soviet mathematician, rector of Moscow State University (May 18, 1951 - January 15, 1973) Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky [2] .
In 1978 and 1982, scientific expeditions to the Indian Ocean took place.
In 1992, the vessel (Registration No. M-12276) was transferred to the research fleet of Ukraine, in the Sevastopol detachment of research vessels. "Academician Petrovsky" was used for flights in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1996, the vessel (Register No. 650471) was transferred to SK Poseidon LLC (Register No. 1-050012). It was converted into a passenger-and-freight vessel, and scientific equipment was dismantled.
In 2004, the Experiment and Academician Petrovsky vessels were leased from the Sevastopol Regional Branch of the State Property Fund of Ukraine. Used for shuttle flights Sevastopol - Istanbul .
In 2011, it was handed over for scrap, while the Law on the Rental of State Property of Ukraine was violated [3] .
Scientific work on board
During an expedition to the Atlantic Ocean in 1973, underwater images were taken of the top of the seamount Amper, in the seamount chain of the Mid-Atlantic Range [4]
In 1990, a trial voyage of the vessel as a "floating university" took place.
Flight 9, 1978
In 1978, 9 flights to the western Indian Ocean took place [5] .
Captain A. G. Ponomarenko, supervisor Professor L. G. Nikiforov .
- Scientific composition: Korotaev V.N. , Svitoch A.A., Scherbakov F.A., Konyukhov A.N., Borsuk O.A., Badyukova E.N., Artamonov V., Vintskevich S.
- Engineering and technical personnel: A. Straukh (diver), B. F. Kabardin (photographer), A. N. Revkov (drill master).
During the voyage, technical calls were made to the ports: Male ( Maldives ), Bombay (India), Hodeida ( North Yemen ), Aden ( NDRY ), Victoria (Seychelles) , Piraeus ( Greece ), Varna ( Bulgaria ).
The areas of work included Socotra Island (NDRY), Bird Island and Mahe Island, Aldabra Atoll and Seychelles Submarine Bank .
Flight 13, 1983
In 1982, 13 flights to the Seychelles took place [6] [7] .
Captain A. G. Ponomarenko, supervisor Professor P. A. Kaplin .
- Scientific composition: Nikiforov L.G., Korotaev V.N., Svitoch A.A., Kosmynin V.N., Nikolaev S.D., Demidenko E.L., Badyukov D.D.
- Engineering and technical personnel: A. Straukh (diver), B. F. Kabardin (photographer), A. N. Revkov (drill master).
Technical approaches: Diego Suarez ( Republic of Madagascar ), Thessaloniki (Greece).
The areas of work were the islands of the Seychelles archipelago : Mahe, Praslin, Silhouette, Africa, Saint-Joseph, Resource, Poir, Derosh, Farquhar, Aldabra, Astov, Assumption, Cosmoledo, Saint-Pierre, Platt, Coetivi and Den.
Notes
- ↑ Academician Petrovsky on the site Water Transport, 2018.
- ↑ Decision of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR No. 511 of September 17, 1974.
- ↑ Crimean businessman handed over two research vessels for scrap // Lenta-ru, 2012.
- ↑ Atlantis of the Soviet presence in the oceans will float // RIA Novosti. 2013
- ↑ Islands of the Western Indian Ocean / ed. L.G. Nikiforov. M .: Publishing house of Moscow State University, 1982. 200 p.
- ↑ Geography of Seychelles / ed. P.A. Kaplin, V.N. Kosmynin, L.G. Nikiforov. M.: Publishing House of Moscow State University, 1990.267 s.
- ↑ Tambiev A. Spicy Seychelles winds // Around the World. February 1989.
Links
- Ship in the history of the Department of Sea Physics, Moscow State University, 2018.
- Academician Petrovsky on the site Water Transport, 2018.
- Latest photos of the ship , 2011.