The ship is under the command of Fragata Captain José Emilio Regulo Gómez, with a strength of 11 officers, 12 non-officers and 37 Cabos and Marineros, and can accommodate up to 37 scientists and technicians

The "Hesperides" Oceanographic Research Ship sailed on November 12 of the Cartagena Military Arsenal to start its twenty-fifth Antarctic Campaign, within the framework of the thirty-third Spanish Antarctic Campaign.

The Spanish Antarctic Campaign is a model of cooperation between different public and private institutions serving R & D & I within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research. The coordination of the activities carried out by the various agencies during the Antarctic Campaigns is carried out by the Spanish Polar Committee.

On board the Hesperides, a total of 13 scientific projects will be developed, including the POWELL project (study of the main tectonic, oceanographic and climatic events and processes leading to the development and evolution of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current), the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME); BRAVOSEIS (seismic study of the submarine volcanoes of the Bransfield Strait) of the University of Granada (GEDEFF) and the development of the new satellite-based research and the development of the most efficient and the development of the satellite-based research and the development of the satellite. A study on tardidegrees, at the University of Bolívar, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, is also noteworthy.

The "Hesperides" has a size of 82.5 meters in length and a sleeve of 14.3 meters, with a point of 7.35 meters, a 5,5 meters and a distance from the work deck to the water of 3.1 meters... it has a displacement of 2,832 tons at full load and can navigate between ice up to 40 centimeters thick to five knots... its cruise speed is between 11 and 12 knots, with a maximum of 15 knots.

Its autonomy is 12,000 miles to 12 knots, and can operate for up to 60 days without resupply. The ship is made of high-strength steel helmet, with reinforced keel to be able to operate between ice in accordance with the Lloyd's "100 A1 Ice Class 1C" register. After the entry into force of the IMO Polar Code (International Maritime Organization) and its application from 1 January 2018, Hesperides has its certificate of operation in polar waters, having been certified as a vessel of class "C."