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RV Coriolis II

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Name
  
Coriolis II

Status
  
in active service

Propulsion
  
4,734 shp (3,530 kW)

Launched
  
1990

Homeport
  
Rimouski, Quebec

Draft
  
5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)

Length
  
46 m

Beam
  
11 m

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Tonnage
  
879 t (865 long tons) gt863 t (849 long tons) nt290 t (285 long tons) dwt

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.

  • Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)

    • References

    RV Coriolis II Wikipedia
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