The research vessel RV Philip is the only ship in the world capable of moving from a horizontal to a vertical position in the middle of the ocean.
Philip is no small ship, it is about 108 meters long and weighs 700 tons.
Engineers designed it to be able to move to a vertical position with a 90-degree tilt, so that the front of the upper part of the ship is 17 meters high (that is, the height of a 5-story building) while the bottom is 91 meters long, meaning most of the ship is submerged. Which helps the ship's stability and resistance to waves.
The conversion process takes about 30 minutes, in which seawater is pumped into large tanks at the back of the ship, which causes it to sink into the water and become a ship in a vertical position, and the ship is considered one of the most important ships in the field of scientific and marine research.
Research vessels RV flip are highly advanced mobile research stations that provide a stable platform from which exploration equipment, divers, and submarines can be deployed. In addition, these vessels are equipped with the latest electronics, computers, and navigation and communication systems.
