- Video equipment aboard
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=Greenpeace_ship_"Esperanza"_off_Gravesend.jpg | Ship caption=Esperanza on the River Thames off Gravesend, England, August 2010.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=Soviet Union | Soviet Union|naval}} | Ship name=Vikhr-4[1] | Ship operator=Northern Fleet | Ship builder=Stocznia Północna, Gdansk, Poland | Ship yard number=B98/04[2] | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=1984 | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= | Ship recommissioned= | Ship decommissioned= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed=1998 | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship fate=Sold to Greenpeace
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header=title | Ship country=Netherlands | Netherlands|civil}} | Ship name=MV Esperanza | Ship namesake= | Ship owner=Stichting Phoenix Maastricht | Ship operator=Greenpeace | Ship registry=Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship awarded= | Ship builder= | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship sponsor= | Ship christened= | Ship completed= | Ship acquired=2000 | Ship commissioned= | Ship recommissioned=2002 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship refit= | Ship struck= | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport=Amsterdam | 8404599}}- {{MMSI Number|244690000}}
- Callsign: PD 6464
| Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship status={{Ship in active service}} | Ship notes=Former name: Echo Fighter | Ship badge=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= Built as typ B98 | Ship type= Expedition/research ship | 2,076}} | Ship displacement= | 72.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a | 14.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 4.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= 1A | Ship power= | 2938|bhp|0|abbr=on}} Sulzer V12 engines | Ship speed= 18.8 kts | Ship range= 19,000 nautical miles | Ship endurance= | Ship boats=2 large and 3 small rigid hull inflatables (RHIB) | Ship capacity= | Ship crew=33 | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship aircraft= | Ship aircraft facilities=Helipad | Ship notes=
}} | MV Esperanza is a ship operated by Greenpeace. Previous to being a Greenpeace ship it was a fire-fighter owned by the Soviet Navy, built in 1984. It was recommissioned in 2000 and launched in 2002 after being named Esperanza ('hope' in Spanish) by visitors to the Greenpeace website. It had undergone a major refit by Greenpeace to make it more environmentally friendly. A new helicopter deck and boat cranes were also added. The ship has a heavy ice class,[3] giving it the ability to work in polar regions. It has a top speed of 16 knots and an overall length of 72.3 m. This makes it the fastest and largest of the Greenpeace fleet.[3] It has been involved in many campaigns, starting with the logging 'save or delete' campaign and currently in Cape Town. Video equipment aboardGreenpeace added live webcams to the Esperanza in 2006. The webcams are positioned on the bow of the ship, the mast and the bridge, they send a new image every minute to their Defending Our Oceans website and provide an archive of action. In April 2006, the Esperanza was equipped with state-of-the-art underwater monitoring equipment, including a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) which can shoot video down to a depth of 300 m, and a drop camera capable of reaching depths of 1,000 m. See also- Rainbow Warrior (2011)
- MV Arctic Sunrise
- MY Steve Irwin (Flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1923205|title=VIKHR-4 - IMO 8404599 - Callsign PD6464 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker|first=|last=Shipspotting.com|website=www.shipspotting.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/111322/esperanza-arrives-in-singapore-for-maintenance-period/|title=Esperanza Arrives in Singapore for Maintenance Period|publisher=}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/about/ships/the-esperanza/|title=The Esperanza|website=Greenpeace International}}
External links{{Commons category|Esperanza (ship, 1984)}}- [https://www.greenpeace.org/international/tag/esperanza/ Greenpeace's Esperanza page]
- live webcam aboard Greenpeace's boats, including the Esperanza
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503184932/http://archive.greenpeace.org/earthsummit/esperanza/ship/tour/01.htm narrated virtual tour of the ship]
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