RV Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa
RV Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa docked in Taşucu, Mersin Province | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Turkey | |
| Name | |
| Owner | Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) |
| Operator | Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) |
| Builder | Drydocks World Dubai, UAE |
| Launched | 16 February 2011 |
| Completed | 2 March 2011 |
| Homeport | Istanbul |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service as survey ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Seismographic research ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 84.20 m (276 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 6.70 m (22 ft 0 in) (max.) |
| Installed power | 4 x 3,060 kW (4,100 hp) |
| Propulsion | 4 x Wärtsilä 9L26 Diesel-electric engine |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (service) |
| Armament | None |
| Aircraft carried | Sikorsky S-92 |
| Aviation facilities | 1x helideck |
RV Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa is a Turkish seismographic research/survey vessel owned and operated by the Turkish Petroleum Corp. (TPAO). Built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and launched in 2011, she was purchased in 2013 and renamed in honor of the renowned Ottoman Navy admiral Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha (1478–1546).