RV Sonne (2014)

The RV Sonne in Kiel in 2014.
History
Germany
Name	Sonne
Owner	Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
Operator	Briese Schiffahrts GmbH
Port of registry	Germany
Builder	Meyer Werft, Germany[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Cost	€124.4 million
Laid down	12 April 2013
Launched	5 April 2014
Christened	11 July 2014
Acquired	17 November 2014[15]
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven[14]
Identification	IMO number: 9633927 MMSI number: 211627240 Callsign: DBBE
Status	Active as of 2018
General characteristics
Class and type	Research vessel
Tonnage	8,554 GT 2,566 NT
Length	118.42 m (388 ft 6 in) [16]
Beam	20.6 m (67 ft 7 in) [16]
Draft	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) [16]
Depth	9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) [16]
Installed power	4 GenSets – Wärtsilä diesel engines each 1,620 kW / 1,572 ekW [16]
Propulsion	2 diesel electric engines, each 2350 kW
Speed	15.0 knots (27.8 km/h) [16]
Crew	35 + 40 scientists[16]

RV Sonne (German for Sun) is a German deep ocean research vessel. The ship became available for science in December 2014^[17] and it operates mainly in the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.^[16] She is registered in Wilhelmshaven and replaced its predecessor of the same name.