Ship Description:

CRV LEONARDO has been designed to provide a stable yet flexible sea-going scientific platform suitable for operations is shallow waters. The 29 meters long ship is well equipped for a variety of scientific and deck equipment to provide complementary capability to NRV ALLIANCE.

Owned by NATO nation, the ship has a very silent propulsion system at low speed and enjoys the benefit of a diesel electric azimuth thruster drive and a bow thruster completely controlled by a fully automated dynamic positioning system and power management system. This makes LEONARDO a very maneuverable ship for littoral and close to shore operations. Equipped with an internal moon pool, the ship can be fitted with a variety of sensors and scientific devices to perform experiments

Manned by a crew of 9 Italian navy personnel, the ship can accommodate up to 11 scientists and engineers in day activity and 3 scientists onboard for extended night activities.

With its High Precision Positioning system (HiPAP 500), its DP capability and deck fitted cranes and stern U-frame makes LEONARDO an ideal platform for launch and recovery of ROVs, unmanned underwater vehicles and many other payloads.

LEONARDO can accommodate a 20 foot lab container that nearly doubles the laboratory space onboard

pdf CRV Leonardo Specifications (634 KB)

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pdf CRV Leonardo Drawings (411 KB)

pdf CRV Leonardo Life On Board (2.33 MB)

pdf Scientific Trial Planning Process Map (73 KB)

Scientific Trial Planning Template

Contact

For general inquiries or to discussed chartering opportunities, please contact CMRE’s Director of Marine Operations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.