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    Fishery research vessel CELTIC EXPLORER
    Fishery research vessel CELTIC EXPLORER
    The multi-purpose research vessel CELTIC EXPLORER was designed by SKIPSTEKNISK AS and delivered in December 2002 by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for the Irish Marine Institute.
    Bow
    Bow
    The structural arrangement and form of the forward end of the ship.
    Cavitation tunnel
    Cavitation tunnel
    A facility used for propeller cavitation tests. This is a vertical water circuit with large diameter pipes. A parallel inflow is established.
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