Ocean Researcher V

A model of the Ocean Researcher V.
History
Name	Ocean Researcher V
Owner	Taiwan Ocean Research Institute
Port of registry	Kaohsiung,  Taiwan
Ordered	2012
Builder	Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Taiwan
Cost	NT$1.46 billion
Yard number	J191
Launched	August 2012
Identification	IMO number: 9614098 MMSI number: 416461000 Call sign: BDCP[1]
Status	Total loss[2]
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,967 GT 1,060 DWT
Length	72.60 m (238 ft)[1]
Beam	15.40 m (51 ft)[1]
Draught	5.10 m (17 ft)[1]
Depth	8.00 m (26 ft)[1]
Installed power	3 ×  generators
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; single shaft 1 × AC propulsion motor 1 × DC propulsion motor 1 × fixed pitch propeller 1 × bow thruster 1 × drop-down azimuth bow thruster 1 × stern thruster
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (service) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (max)[2]
Crew	18 crew 30 scientists

RV Ocean Researcher V (traditional Chinese: 海研五號; simplified Chinese: 海研五号; pinyin: Hǎiyán Wǔ Hào) was a research vessel owned by the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute that sank off the coast of Penghu, Taiwan in 2014.