SA research ships

S.A. Agulhas in the background at Damen facility

Then I had the chance to see these famous vessels in port as well, the two South African "S.A. Agulhas" research vessels, the older one retired as a SAMSA training ship for cadets and the other the reigning research tool for the SA National Antarctic Programme. The S. A. Agulhas II is a South African icebreaking polar supply and research ship owned by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). She was built in 2012 by STX Finland in Rauma, Finland. Bit of national pride there for me...

IMO number: 7628136

Vessel Name: S. A. Agulhas
Ship Type: Research Vessel
Flag: South Africa
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki, Japan. Hull no 789
Keel laid/ launched: September 1977/ January 1978
Class and type LRS Ice Class 1

Length 111.95 m (367.3 ft)
Beam 18.05 m (59.2 ft)
Draught 6 m (20 ft)

Gross Tonnage 6123
Displacement 1,837 tons
Installed power: 4,476 kW (6,002 hp)
Propulsion: 2x Mirrlees Blackstone KMR6
Speed: 12.5 kn (cruise), 14 kn  (max)
Range 15,000'
Autonomy: 90 days
Complement: 138/ Crew 40
Aircraft carried: 2 × Atlas Oryx

I checked on Equasis and turns out that Agulhas went to Docklands, UK in 2012 and they were subjected to a Port State inspection in Nov 2012 that resulted in 7 deficiencies (their first and only inspection so far).

Certificate and Documentation - Ship Certificates: International Anti-fouling System Certificate 

Certificate and Documentation - Ship Certificates: Safety management certificate (SMC/ISM code) 
Fire safety: Doors within main 
Fire safety: Fire prevention 
Fire safety: Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm 
ISM: ISM, related deficiencies 
Safety of Navigation: Magnetic compass

S.A. Agulhas II (red color) at Waterfront

IMO number: 9577135
Vessel Name: S. A. Agulhas II
Ship Type: Research Vessel
Flag: South Africa

Ordered: 11/2009, hull no 1369
Builder: STX Rauma, Finland, 

Keel laid/ Launch: January 2011/ April 2012
Length: 134.2 m (440 ft)
Beam: 21.7 m (71 ft)
Draught: 7.65 m (25.1 ft)
Depth: 10.55 m (34.6 ft)
Ice class: Polar Class 5
GT/ NT/ DWT: 12,897/ 3,840/ 4,780
Displacement: 13,687 tons
Installed power: 4 × Wärtsilä 6L32 (4 × 3,000 kW)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two shafts (2 × 4,500 kW)
Two controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 16 knots (max), 5 knots in 1 m ice
Range: 15,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
Capacity: 100 pax in 46 cabins, crew 45, 4000 cu.m. cargo hold, 500 cu.m. of polar diesel
Aircraft carried: 2 × Atlas Oryx