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Name	INSEAN Wave and Towing Tank
Owner	National Research Council; The Italian Ship Model Basin
Operator	National Research Council; The Italian Ship Model Basin

Status	Public Research
Category	Land-based facilities and in situ testing sites for ocean engineering and ocean observation support
Subcategory	Wave and Current Basin
Type	Basin 220 x 4 x 3.6
Country	Italy
Main operating areas	All oceans
Main Scientific Disciplines addressed	Ocean engineering; Maritime Engineering, Wave Energy
Address	CNR-INSEAN, Via di Vallerano, 139, 00128 Roma, Italie ‎
Infrastructure URL	http://www.insean.cnr.it/en/content/towing-tanks
Operator URL	http://www.insean.cnr.it/en
Year Built	1970
Year of last refit	2016

Additional Information

Length (m)	240
Max. operating depth (m)	3.5
Service currently offered by the infrastructure	Hydrodynamic tests of laboratory-scale models of marine vehicles and structures including: vessels and submarines; wave, tidal, offshore wind energy devices; offshore platforms;
Access Conditions	Please contact facility manager
Location (hometown)	Roma
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