RV Mirabilis

RV Mirabilis is a deep-sea fisheries research vessel owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia.

History
Namibia
Name	RV Mirabilis
Owner	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources[1]
Port of registry	Walvis Bay,  Namibia[1]
Ordered	11 February 2011[2]
Builder	STX Finland, Rauma shipyard, Finland[1]
Cost	$ 41,600,000[3]
Yard number	1378[1]
Laid down	December 2011[3]
Launched	April 2012[3]
Completed	28 June 2012[1]
In service	2012–
Identification	IMO number: 9619725 Call sign: V5-NM[1] MMSI number: 659620000
Status	In service
General characteristics [1]
Type	Research vessel
Tonnage	2,131 GT 639 NT 795 DWT
Length	62.4 m (205 ft)
Beam	14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Draught	4.7 m (15 ft)
Depth	9.7 m (32 ft)
Installed power	Wärtsilä
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Crew	44[3]

She was built in 2012 by STX Finland Rauma shipyard in Rauma, Finland, to replace the ageing RV Welwitschia, which was gifted by Japan in 1994.^[3] The vessel was procured with the help of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, which provided an interest free loan.^[2]

RV Mirabilis is fitted with a state of the art Raytheon Anschutz integrated bridge navigation system. The vessel maintains positioning during scientific survey work, using a Navis Engineering DP4000 dynamic positioning system.