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RV Coriolis II

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History
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Name: Coriolis II
Launched: 1990
Homeport: Rimouski, Quebec
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Tonnage:
  • 879 t (865 long tons) gt
  • 863 t (849 long tons) nt
  • 290 t (285 long tons) dwt
Length: 46.45 m (152 ft 5 in)
Beam: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion: 4,734 shp (3,530 kW)
Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement: 22 berths

Coriolis II is a Canadian research vessel. She is homeported in Rimouski, Quebec. She is operated by a consortium of five institutions: Institut des sciences de la mer à Rimouski (ISMER), the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), McGill University, the Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Eau, terre et environnement (INRS-ETE) and the Maurice Lamontagne Institute (MLI-DFO).

The vessel was built in 1990 for the Canadian Coast Guard.

The vessel is 50 metres long, and berths 22. The vessel's research efforts currently lies between Île d'Orléans and the Cabot Strait.



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