NI Mário Ruivo, previously known as NI Mar Portugal, is a research vessel of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

History
United Kingdom
NameRMAS Salmaid (A187)
OperatorRMAS
BuilderHall, Russell & Company
In service1986
Out of service2009
FateTransferred to Serco Denholm
United Kingdom
NameSD Salmaid
OperatorSerco Denholm
In service2009
Out of service2012
FateTransferred to Hays Ships
United Kingdom
NameKommandor Calum
OperatorHays Ships
Acquired2012
In service2013
Out of service2017
HomeportLeith
FateTransferred to IPMA Portugal
Portugal
NameNI Mário Ruivo
OwnerPortuguese Government
OperatorIPMA
Acquired2017
HomeportLisbon
General characteristics
Class and typeResearch and Survey
Displacement2,290 tonnes
Length77 metres (253 ft)
Beam15 metres (49 ft)
Draught4 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion2 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,000 bhp
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement19

She was originally the RMAS Salmaid (A187), a Sal-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Portsmouth under the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy. Then she was operated by Serco Denholm as the SD Salmaid.[1] Her sister ship was the RMAS Salmoor (A185).

Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1986, her displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement is 19 and speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[1]

Tasks included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings.[1]

She was acquired by the Scottish company Hays Ships and renamed Kommandor Calum after extensive work at a Polish Shipyard in 2012.

In 2017, she was acquired by Portugal to be operated by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere in the oceanographic research of the Atlantic Ocean.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Bush 2005, pp. 57, 76

References

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  • Bush, Steve (2005). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Liskeard, Cornwall: Maritime Books. ISBN 1-904459-11-0.
  • http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1625989
  • https://www.ipma.pt/en/navios/mario-ruivo/