Qingdao Jan 17 (IANS) A Chinese university has launched a new deep ocean scientific research ship in Shanghai.
The Ocean University said on Tuesday that Dongfanghong Number-3 ship is 103-metre-long and 18-metre-wide with a weight of 5 800 tonnes. It has a maximum speed of 15 knots Xinhua news agency reported.
The vessel will be put into service by the end of the year said the university adding that "Dongfanghong Number-3 would work with other scientific ships to conduct surveys and analyses of air water and the seabed".
The 2 500-tonne Dongfanghong and 3 500-tonne Dongfanghong Number-2 built in the 1960s and 1990s respectively made a great contribution to ocean research in China.
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