[1024 x 654] Marjata IV, Norwegian surveillance ship.
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Posted Apr 3, 2016, 9:36 PM UTC
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Wonder if this new Masha will earn as much ire as her predecessor?
It's too bad that she's no longer a Ramform, though. I wonder if the IV will be as stable as the III.
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Looks like a small cruise ship with dishes instead of a pool.
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It's a closely guarded Norwegian secret, but each one of those spheres is half filled with water. Great for diving.
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Probably have to ice it to keep it cold enough for them.
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It's like a cruise ship.
But with radar equipment.
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A whole lot prettier than its predecessor
Where is the back end of the ship, they lose it in a bet?
The front fell off.
Not this again
That's not very typical though.
No cardboard or cardboard derivatives.
Looks like a re-purposed geological surveying vessel.
Basically they two long lines of geophones out the back (like a towed array) and use compressed air to make shockwaves to understand the geology under the seabed. Ramform Sterling looks like this.
The PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services) Ramform series of seismic exploration vessels were designed by Roar Ramde who was basically copying the hull shape and some of the features of the Marjata. The most recent version W Class can tow up to 24 streamers (acoustic arrays that look like long hose pipes). Ramform Explorer, the first of the Ramform ship series towed eight streamers. That wide back deck is brilliant for working from and makes deploying streamers so much easier.
I know form follows function but damn.