Engineering:RV Celtic Voyager

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Short description: Multi-Purpose Research Vessel
Celtic Voyager (IMO 9154842) -144529 (44006543874).jpg
RV Celtic Voyager off Horgan's Quay, Cork.
History
Ireland
Name: Celtic Voyager
Owner: Marine Institute
Operator: Marine Institute
Identification:
Status: Retired from the Marine Institute as of 12 July 2022, for sale[1]
General characteristics
Type: Multi-purpose research vessel
Length: 31.4 m (103 ft 0 in)
Draught: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Endurance: 14 days
Complement: ? (? crew, 6–8 researchers)

RV Celtic Voyager is a multi-purpose research vessel that was operated by the Marine Institute of Galway, Ireland from 1997 to 2022. It was Ireland's first custom-built multi-purpose research vessel, replacing the repurposed fishing trawler RV Lough Beltra. Celtic Voyager was built in the Netherlands in 1997.[2]

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