Specifications

Built: 1957, Yorkshire, UK, as a fully riveted steam-powered fishing vessel (converted to diesel power in 1966)
Original name: Grampian Fame
Original use: North Sea trawler, then as an oil rig standby vessel
Length: 55.20 metres (lengthened from 44 metres in 1966)
Beam: 8.54 metres
Tonnage: 555 gross tonnes
Draft: 4.35 metres
Cruising speed: 7 knots
Maximum speed: 11 knots
Maximum range: 30 days
Maximum berths: 32
Number of main engines: 2
Bought by Greenpeace: 1987
Current Registration: The Netherlands - sails under the Dutch flag
Re-launched: By Greenpeace (after 2 year re-fit) on 10th July 1989, in Hamburg, Germany
Current Classification: Motor-assisted 3 masted schooner rig with horizontal gaffs (an unusual rectangular sail)

Greenpeace modifications include:

• installation of specially-designed , fuel-saving, combined wind/motor propulsion system (a fully feathering, controllable pitch propeller which creates no drag when the ship is under sail, allows the engines and sail power to be used in varying proportions to suit the prevailing conditions)
• installation of solar panels for hot water supply
• installation of heating and hot water system using waste heat from the engines (heat exchanger)
• conversion of fish hold into a theatre for videos and slide shows, and storage area
• installation of desalination plant
• installation of sewage treatment system
• installation of satellite communication and navigation equipment
• addition of five inflatable boats
• installation of a mechanical crane for launching inflatable boats
• sails - made of Dralon, a fabric known for its ability to withstand long-term exposure to sunlight.  A white dove is sewn onto the jib
• colours - forest green hull, with rainbows painted on the bow
• other features
  • A 1.8 metre dolphin, carved from oak, is fixed to the foredeck and appears to leap over the railing.  The dolphin was donated by a local support group in Germany
  • The original wheel from the first Rainbow Warrior is located in front of the bridge
  • The original bell from the first Rainbow Warrior is in the ship’s mess