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From Design to DeliveryFrom Design to Delivery

Saronic's Mirage Research Vessel LNG to FSU Conversion

USGS

Saronic

Svanjoj as long as 11 days, while also carrying will lead airborne and underwater noise

ASENAV to Build Oceanographic as many as 40 students during day-long analysis to ensure the vessel meets strin-

RV for UC San Diego educational cruises. gent underwater radiated noise require-

Chile's ASENAV has secured a land-

The 38-meter monohull will feature ments that minimize interference with mark contract to build its ? rst oceanograph- ic research vessel for export to the United hybrid battery-electric propulsion, twin scienti? c measurements and marine life.

States, signing an agreement to construct azimuthing L-Drive stern thrusters, a The vessel will be built to American a 38-meter hybrid-electric research vessel bow thruster and dynamic position- Bureau of Shipping (ABS) class.

ing capability, enabling precise station for the University of California San Di- keeping for scienti? c operations. The

Saronic’s Mirage Hits the Water ego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

vessel is designed to support a broad Saronic launched Mirage, a 52-ft.

Designed by Seattle-based naval ar- chitecture ? rm Glosten, the vessel will range of oceanographic disciplines, in- dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessel join the U.S. Academic Research Fleet cluding biology, chemistry, geology, (ASV) that joins the 24-ft. Corsair and geophysics and physical oceanography. 180-ft. Marauder as the third ? agship as a Coastal Class Research Vessel, re-

Its scienti? c out? t will include multi- platform in Saronic’s growing ? eet, and placing the aging Robert Gordon Sproul, which has supported coastal research beam and sub-bottom mapping sonars, is the latest milestone in a production

Acoustic Doppler Current Pro? lers, model delivering autonomous vessels missions for nearly 40 years. Construc- tion is expected to take 24 months, with ? sheries acoustics, USBL navigation at speed and scale. Mirage went from for autonomous underwater vehicles initial design to launch in under a year, delivery scheduled for July 2028.

(AUVs), and heavy-duty handling sys- and now begins on-water trials at the

Operating from its homeport in San Di- ego, the new vessel is expected to spend tems capable of deploying scienti? c company’s privately funded test facil- equipment and remotely operated vehi- ity in Galveston, Texas, with the next more than 200 days at sea annually, sup- porting up to 55 research missions each cles (ROVs) to depths of 4,000 meters. hull already on the production line at the

Particular emphasis has been placed company’s Austin headquarters.

year along the U.S. West Coast. The ship on acoustic performance. Glosten's Mirage has a top speed of 35+ knots, will accommodate up to 20 crew mem- bers and scientists on expeditions lasting subsidiary, Noise Control Engineering, a range exceeding 2,500 nautical miles, and a payload capacity of 3,500 pounds,

Mirage more than doubles the range and payload capacity of Saronic’s 24-ft. Cor- sair. Operating fully autonomously or under remote human supervision through

Saronic’s Echelon command-and-control platform, Mirage supports maritime do- main awareness, maritime security, and

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Mirage is designed and manufactured

Telegraphs, Navigation Light Control Panels, and a variety of Marine Instruments. We have at Saronic’s Austin, Texas headquarters, been designing and manufacturing high quality marine systems since 1968. Our proven and reliable products can be found in service on all types of vessels in challenging conditions where the company develops its hard- throughout the world.

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Vancouver, Canada of Mirage vessels per year alongside the

Tel: 604.433.4644 capacity to produce thousands of Cor-

Email: [email protected] sair vessels. Work on the next Mirage

Web: www.pmc-controls.com hull is already underway.

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