Jianglong Shipbuilding has delivered the research vessel Qiong Ling Sheng Ke to the Institute of Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The newbuild has an LOA of 26 metres, a beam of 6.5 metres, a full load displacement of 113 tonnes, and a speed of 11 knots. It is fitted with an A-frame, a steel cable winch, a mini-hydrological crane, and equipment for acoustic research.
The vessel will be mainly used for underwater acoustic testing in both shallow waters and the open sea.