Ocean University of China's state of the art 'marine lab' delivered

摘要

Designed by China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) 708th Research Institute (Marie) and built at CSSC's Jiangnan Shipyard, Dong Fang Hong 3 was delivered on 30 May to the Ocean University of China following the completion of sea trials. With a name that translates literally as 'the east is red', it continues the tradition of the original Chinese research ship Dong Fang Hong, built in the 1960s, and the 1990s-built (and still in service) Dong Fang Hong 2. At 4,750gt, 103m long and 18m wide with the capacity to carry up to 110 research personnel and crew (61 cabins), the ship is one of the largest and most heavily staffed scientific research ships in the world. With 600m~3 of operations deck and a 600m~3 lab area, the Dong Fang Hong 3 will be used for deep-sea scientific research and educational training.