New research vessel

The Hitzler shipyard in Lauenburg will build the "Ludwig Prandtl II" to replace its namesake. The Helmholtz Centre Hereon in Geesthacht is the client for the 15 million euro new build, which is being financed by the federal government. The new building is 29.90 metres long, eight metres wide and only 1.6 metres deep. The crew will consist of two or three people. There will also be space for up to twelve researchers on board. They will have 47 square metres of laboratory space and a 70 square metre work deck at their disposal. The "Ludwig Prandtl II" is due to be delivered in 2024 and will then be used for coastal research. At the same time, ways to achieve sustainable and environmentally friendly ship propulsion are to be demonstrated and new approaches to data acquisition and processing are to be explored with the digitalisation of measurement data. The new ship can sail emission-free and will travel from shallower estuaries and into the coastal sea.