NI Mar Portugal

NI Mário Ruivo, previously known as NI Mar Portugal, is a research vessel of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

History
United Kingdom
Name	RMAS Salmaid (A187)
Operator	RMAS
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company
In service	1986
Out of service	2009
Fate	Transferred to Serco Denholm
United Kingdom
Name	SD Salmaid
Operator	Serco Denholm
In service	2009
Out of service	2012
Fate	Transferred to Hays Ships
United Kingdom
Name	Kommandor Calum
Operator	Hays Ships
Acquired	2012
In service	2013
Out of service	2017
Homeport	Leith
Fate	Transferred to IPMA Portugal
Portugal
Name	NI Mário Ruivo
Owner	Portuguese Government
Operator	IPMA
Acquired	2017
Homeport	Lisbon
General characteristics
Class and type	Research and Survey
Displacement	2,290 tonnes
Length	77 metres (253 ft)
Beam	15 metres (49 ft)
Draught	4 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion	2 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,000 bhp
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	19

She was originally the RMAS Salmaid (A187), a Sal-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Portsmouth under the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy. Then she was operated by Serco Denholm as the SD Salmaid. Her sister ship was the RMAS Salmoor (A185).

Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1986, her displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement is 19 and speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).

Tasks included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings.

She was acquired by the Scottish company Hays Ships and renamed Kommandor Calum after extensive work at a Polish Shipyard in 2012.

In 2017, she was acquired by Portugal to be operated by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere in the oceanographic research of the Atlantic Ocean.

References

• Bush, Steve (2005). British Warships and Auxiliaries. Liskeard, Cornwall: Maritime Books. ISBN 1-904459-11-0.
• http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1625989
• https://www.ipma.pt/en/navios/mario-ruivo/