Gaia Blu
| The Gaia Blu in 2025 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| Name |
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| Operator | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Orenstein & Koppel AG, Lübeck, Germany |
| Cost | $94 million (refit/conversion) |
| Yard number | 760 |
| Launched | 22 December 1980 |
| Completed | 8 September 1981 |
| Refit | 2010-2012 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,088 GT; 627 NT |
| Displacement | 2,260 m³ |
| Length | 82.9 metres (272 ft) |
| Beam | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Draft | 4.8 metres (16 ft) |
| Depth | 6.67 metres (21.9 ft) |
| Speed | 12 kn (cruising); 19.8 kn (max) |
| Range | 13,000 nm |
| Endurance | 40 days |
| Capacity | 18 scientists |
| Crew | 19+2 technicians |
| Aviation facilities |
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| Notes | |
Gaia Blu (formerly RV Falkor) is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the National Research Council of Italy. It concluded its first scientific expedition under this name on the 9th of December 2023.