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Name

SAM SIMON

Previous names

1993 - 2010 Seifu Maru

2010 - 09/2012 Kaiko Maru No.8

09/2012 - 12/2012 New Atlantis

Type

Research vessel

IMO-number

9053452

Call sign

PA6615

Flag

The Netherlands

Port of registry

Rotterdam

Previous flags

1993 - 2010 Japan, Maizuru

2010 - 2012 Japan - Call sing: JIVB

2012 - 2013 Tuvalu, Funafuti - Call sign: T2FS4

2012 - 2013 Australia, Melbourne - Call sign: VJN4108

GT

484 t

DWT

Summer: 323 t

Length

55,50 m

Breadth

9,80 m

Draught

3,50 m

Depth

4,30 m

Speed

Service: 12,9 knots

Max.: 16,0 knots

Built

1993

Keel laid

06/04/1992

Launch date

11/08/1992

Date of completion

22/01/1993

Builder

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Tokyo

Japan

Yard number

3035

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

1x Akasaka A31 - 4 stroke single acting 6cylinder 310 x 600 mm combustion engine Mcr 1.324 kW / 1.800 hp at 290 rpm

Builder: Akasaka Tekkosho KK (Akasaka Diesel Ltd.) - Japan

Propellers

1x Controllable pitch propeller - aft at 290 rpm

Bow thruster

1x Controllable tunnel thruster, Forward

Tank capacities

Fuel: 200 t

Operator

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Owner

New Atlantis Ventures LLC

Previous names & owners

  • 1993 - 2010 Seifu Maru - Japan Meteorological Agency

  • 2010 - 09/2012 Kaiko Maru No.8 - Offshore Operation Co., Ltd

  • 09/2012 - 12/2012 New Atlantis - New Atlantis Ventures LLC

  • 2012 - 2013 Sam Simon - New Atlantis Ventures LLC

Renamed

01/2022 Age Of Union

The Netherlands - Call sign: PA6615

Manager: Sea Shepherd Conservation - USA

Owner: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet

Latest data adjustment

05 June 2023