RV Sonne
German-built research vessel
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Summary
RV Sonne is a research vessel[1]. It draws 386 Wikipedia views per month (research vessel category, ranking #26 of 72).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Staatsschiff[3]
- Owned by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[4]
- Operator: Briese Schiffahrt[5]
- Manufacturer: Meyer Werft[6]
- Commons category: IMO 9633927[7]
- Shipping port: Wilhelmshaven[8]
- Port of registry: Wilhelmshaven[9]
- Yard number: S. 530[10]
- Service entry: 2014[11]
- Significant event: purchase order[12], keel laying[13], ship naming ceremony[14], ship launching[15], ship acquired[16]
- Gross tonnage: 8554[17], 8000[18]
- Replaces: Austral[19]
- Official name: Sonne[20]
- Different from: Sun[21], Sonne[22]
- Length: 118.42 m[23], 116 m[24]
- Speed: 15 knot[25]
- Capital cost: 124,400,000 euro[26]
- Beam: 20.60 m[27], 20 m[28]
- Draft: 6.60 m[29], 6.4 m[30]
- Call sign: DBBE[31]
- Payload mass: 6500 tonne[32]
- Category for ship name: Category:Sonne (ship, 2014)[33]
- Country of registry: Germany[34]
Why It Matters
RV Sonne has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]