• Length overall  : 84,60 m
  • Overall breadth  : 15,85 m
  • Draught   : 5,1 m
  • Load displacement  : 3 550 t
  • Gross tonnage : 3 559 UMS
  • Year of construction : 1989
  • Classification Bureau Veritas : I3/3E classification, malte.jpg (1854 octets), open sea, ice II, AUT-PORT, oceanographic research
  • Official number : BR 732 996 K
  • N° MMSI : 227 222 00
  • Stabilization : passive fuel tank
  • Ship's crew : 17 to 30 depending on type of mission
  • Average operating cruising speed and survey speed: 11 knots
  • Maximum trial speed: 15.3 knots

Scientific party and operators on board

  • 30 (*) people without an accommodation container
  • 33 (*) people with an accommodation container

* : on some cruises, a doctor and/or 2 students maximum can come aboard