Austral

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RV Sonne is a former German fishing trawler converted into a research vessel by Schichau Unterweser AG, doing mostly geoscience-related work for a variety of commercial and scientific clients. She was registered in Bremen. In 2015 she was sold to the Argentine institute CONICET and was renamed ARA Austral (Q-21). A new geoscientific research ship, also called RV Sonne, replaced her role in Germany that same year.

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ARA Austral; IMO 6909777; Q-21; Q-21 Austral; Q21 Austral; RV Sonne
speed 12.5 knot, beam 14.2 metre, length 97.61 metre, draft 6.8 metre, 
research vessel, Rickmers WerftArgentine Navy

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