Research/survey vessel “Poseidon” at Kiel, 7th August 1982
Owner: State of Schleswig-Holstein
Flag: West Germany
Port of registry: Kiel
Builder: Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven (Hull-2266)
Gross tons: 1,105
Deadweight: 287
Length overall: 60.8 m
Max. draft: 4.4 m
Propulsion: electric
Speed: 12.5 knots
Completed August 1976
Sold early 2020 to Sea-Watch e.V., a German NGO formed by Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (Evangelical Church in Germany) & renamed “Sea-Watch 4” (still registered in Kiel); now operates as a migrant rescue ship in the Medtterranean in co-operation with Médecins Sans Frontières.