RV Ikatere

A versatile inshore vessel, RV Ikatere is equipped with high-precision multibeam and sub-bottom profiler transducers for surveying and mapping the seabed.

A versatile inshore vessel, RV Ikatere is equipped with high-precision multibeam and sub-bottom profiler transducers for surveying and mapping the seabed.

Highly manoeuvrable, this vessel is ideal for work in shallow water: e.g., deploying buoys, moorings and seabed sampling.

Ikatere on the western side of Kapiti Island.

Specifications and principal features

Name RV Ikatere
Year of Construction 2009
Length 13.9 metres
Beam 4.9 metres
Draft 0.7 metres
Gross tonnage 15 tonnes
Cruising speed 28 knots
Construction Marine grade aluminium

Electronic equipment

Radar 48 Nm
GPS Plotter Koden KGC-1

Communications

Cell Phone OceanCell
Marine Radio Horizon GX 1500S VHF

The information provided on this webpage is for general informational purposes only and may be subject to change. For detailed specifications and additional information, please contact us directly.

Dr Joshu Mountjoy on RV Ikatere during Tsunami hazard project off Kaikoura. [Dave Allen, NIWA]
Ikatere on Wellington Harbour