NRP Auriga
Andrómeda Class

Portal da MarinhaInglês (Estados Unidos)AssetsHydrographic Survey VesselsNRP Auriga
Designed in the Studies Office of Naval Material and built at the Shipyards of Arsenal do Alfeite, the Hydrographic Survey Vessel Auriga was commissioned by the Portuguese Navy on March of 1988. Because of its characteristics and capabilities, NRP Auriga has been enabling a set of public service activities promoting scientific, technological, social, economic and environmental developments to the country.
Heraldic PennantGules, three stripes Argent and the motto “N.R.P. AURIGA” in capital letters, elzevir font. On one of the sides is an arm wielding a moving whip Argent.
PatronAuriga, from the Latin word “Aurigae”, means “the coachman”. With a pentagonal shape, it is a northern hemisphere constellation and borders the Camelopardalis, Lynx Gemini, Taurus and Perseus constellations. A well regarded constellation by the Greek shepherds.
CharacteristicsDisplacement245 tonsLength31,4 metersBeam7,7 metersDraught3,1 meters

​​MISSION AND EMPLOYMENT

The hydrographic survey vessel Auriga operates within the domain of the sciences of the sea in estuaries and coastal areas. Of relevance is its capacity to lodge researchers and specialized technicians equipped with modern hydrographic, oceanography and marine geology systems. It has a wet laboratory, a 30m2 work area on the rear deck, the capability of performing hydrographic surveys for the description of the sea bottom, as well as the geophysical surveys for the mapping of the marine subsoil, among other capabilities. Since its launch, NRP Auriga has participated in several types of military missions, research, development and support of the National and International Scientific Community. Of special relevance are the mission of locating the fishing vessel Bolama, sunk when reaching the Tejo barrier in 1992, and the study of the dynamic characterization of the submarine cannon of Nazareth, in the range of European Union Hotspot Ecosystem Research project on The Margins of European Seas (HERMES), initiated in 2005 and which involved 36 entities of 15 countries.

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