HELLER 80615 R.V. LE SUROIT RESEARCH VESSEL (FOUND RMS TITANIC) 1/200 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
RV Le Suroît is a French research vessel operated by IFREMER. In 1985, it was involved in the successful Franco-American expedition to find the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
Since being refurbished in 1999, the vessel is able to undertake bathymetric and seismic research, as well as coring, dredging, and trawling tasks.
The vessel was commissioned and built in 1975 by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Manche in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime. In 1985, the ship was equipped with the new System Acoustique Remorqué (SAR) sonar device. In early summer, the vessel undertook a 10-day sonar mission in an attempt to find the wreckage of RMS Titanic. Aboard Le Suroît on this mission was Robert Ballard. Le Suroît was able to rule out large sections of a pre-determined 150-square-mile (390 km2) search area – between 26 July and 6 August, 80% of the area had been searched. It later transpired that on one of its first passes, Le Suroît had come within only 3,300 feet (1,000 m) of Titanic. The mission ended on 6 August, after which RV Knorr travelled from the Azores to concentrate on more specific areas using different strategies.
In October 2011, the vessel was on assignment in Crete before travelling to La Seyne-sur-Mer in December.
FEATURES:
Brand: Heller
Title: Humbrol N/O Le Suroit
Number: 80615
Scale: 1/200
Type: Full kit
Released: 1980 New box
Packaging: Rigid box (Top opener)
Topic: Research vessel Le Suroit » Motorships (Ships)
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