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OAS platform Detail for Benjamin
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| platforms_id: | 12057 |
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| Name: | Benjamin |
| ICES Code: | 33X0 |
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| Countries: | UNITED STATES |
| Comments: | Updated information from ICES for the vessel Benjamin from UNITED STATES. Name : Benjamin Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 3C surface gliders Commissioned Date : 2011 Current Length : 2 Notes : Wave Glider operated by Liquid Robotics Inc. that participated in PacX Additional Information Sources: - http://liquidr.com/news_events/press/2013/2013-05-15-guinness-world-record.html - http://liquidr.com/index.html - http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/liquid-robotics-awarded-guinness-world-record-for-pacx-journey-across-the-pacific-1792192.htm - http://pacxdata.liquidr.com/ General Comments: Size - Float 2083mm x 597mm Umbilical 5.8m or 4m length Sub-surface glider 1969mm x 1125mm Batteries - Lithium, 665 Wh Typical Speed - 1.7 kts Mechanical Features - Float containing forward and aft payload bays, solar panels, Command&Control Unit and communications radome. Guidance and Control - Remotely piloted via Iridium. Position information via GPS. Owned and operated: Liquid Robotics Inc. 1329 Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Submitted to ICES on 2013-11-27. Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-05-12. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 5 |
| Keydate: | 2013-11-26 19:36:07+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-07-02 16:20:35+00 |