Research vessel

Contents 1 Role of research vessels 2 List of some research vessels by country 2.1 Argentina 2.2 Australia 2.3 Belgium 2.4 Canada 2.5 France 2.6 Germany 2.7 India 2.8 Ireland 2.9 Italy 2.10 Netherlands 2.11 New Zealand 2.12 Norway 2.13 Pakistan 2.14 Poland 2.15 Portugal 2.16 Soviet Union/Russia 2.17 United Kingdom 2.18 United States of America 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

A research vessel (R/V) is a ship primarily constructed to carry out scientific research at sea.

Role of research vessels

Research vessels carry out a number of roles at sea. Some of these can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel. Fisheries science requires platforms which are capable of towing a number of different types of fishing net, collecting plankton or water samples from a range of depths, and carrying acoustic fish-finding equipment. Fisheries research vessels are often designed and built along the same lines as a large fishing vessel, but with space given over to laboratories and equipment storage, as opposed to storage of the catch. An example of a fisheries research vessel is the FRV Scotia. Hydrographic survey vessels are used to conduct hydrographic and seismic surveys of the seabed and the underlying geology. This information is useful for both producing navigational charts for shipping, and for detecting geological features which are likely to bear oil or gas. These vessels usually mount equipment on a towed structure, for example, air-cannons, used to generate a high pressure shock wave to sound the strata beneath the seabed, or mounted on the keel, for example, a depth sounder. An example of a hydrographic survey vessel is NOAAS Rude. Oceanographic research vessels carry out research on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water, the atmosphere and climate, and as such, are required to carry equipment for collection of water samples from a range of depths, including the deep seas, as well as equipment for hydrographic sounding of the seabed, along with numerous other environmental sensors. An example of an oceanographic research vessel is the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. As the requirements of both oceanographic and hydrographic research are very different to those of fisheries research, these boats often fulfil a dual role. Due to the demanding nature of the work these ships have to deal with, research vessels are often constructed around an icebreaker hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters.

List of some research vessels by country

Argentina

• ARA Almirante Irízar
• ARA Puerto Deseado

Australia

• RSV Aurora Australis
• RV Southern Surveyor

Belgium

• RV Belgica
• RV Zeeleuw

Canada

• CCGS W. E. Ricker

France

• RV Côte d'Aquitaine
• RV Côtes de la Manche
• RV Gwen-Drez
• RV L'Atalante
• RV L'Europe
• RV La Curieuse
• RV Le Suroît
• RV Marion Dufresne
• RV Pourquoi Pas?

• RV Thalassa
• RV Thalia
• RV Thethys II

Germany

• FRV Walther Herwig III
• RV Meteor III
• RV Maria S. Merian
• RV Planet
• RV Polarstern
• RV Sonne
• RV Poseidon
• RV Alexander von Humboldt

India

• INS Sagardhwani

Ireland

• RV Celtic Explorer
• RV Celtic Voyager

Italy

• RV OGS Explora

Netherlands

• RV Pelagia
• RV Navicula
• RV Stern
• RV Tridens
• RV Isis

New Zealand

• RV Tangaroa

Norway

• RV G.M. Dannevig
• RV Johan Hjort
• RV Jan Mayen
• RV Håkon Mosby

• RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen
• RV Johan Ruud
• RV G.O. Sars
• RV Trygve Braarud
• RV Bjørn Føyn

Pakistan

• PNS Behr Paima

Poland

• ORP Arctowski
• ORP Heweliusz
• ORP Kopernik
• RV Baltica
• RV Doktor Lubecki
• RV IMOR
• RV Kaszubski Brzeg
• RV (SY) Oceania
• RV Oceanograf 1
• RV Oceanograf 2
• ORP Planeta (retired)
• ORP Zodiak (retired)
• RV Birkut (retired)
• RV Hydromet (retired)
• RV Pomorzanin (retired)
• RV Profesor Bogucki (retired)
• RV Profesor Siedlecki (retired)
• RV Wieczno (retired)

Portugal

• MV Capricornio
• MV Noruega

Soviet Union/Russia

List of current operating research vessels of Russia as of 2006, a lot of them are operated since Soviet times^[1]:

• RV Aisberg-II
• RV Akademik Aleksandr Nesmeyanov
• RV Akademik Aleksandr Sidorenko
• RV Akademik Boris Petrov
• RV Akademik Fedorov
• RV Akademik Ioffe
• RV Akademik Korolyov
• RV Akademik M.A.Lavrentjev
• RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh
  

  RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in the Baltic Sea.
• RV Akademik Nikolay Strakhov
• RV Akademik Oparin
• RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov
• RV Akademik Shokalskiy
• RV Akvanavt
  

  RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov, moored in Bremerhaven.
• RV Aleksei Chirikov
• RV Amur
• RV Andrei Vilkitzky
• RV Arktika
• RV Artemida
• RV Atlantida
• RV Atlantniro
• RV Atlas
• RV Atmosfera
• RV Bar
• RV Boris Davidov
• RV Briz
• RV Buran
• RV Dalniye Zelentsy
• RV Dmitry Peskov
• RV Faddey Bellinsgausen
• RV Fritiof Nansen
• RV Fyodor Litke
• RV Gals
• RV Gelendzhik
• RV Geo Arctic
• RV Geofizik
• RV Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin
• RV Geolog Fersman
• RV Gidrobiolog
• RV Gidrolog
• RV Gidrofizik
• RV Gigrometr
• RV Glubina
• RV Groza
• RV Impuls
• RV Ivan Kruzenshtern
• RV Ivan Petrov
• RV Jakov Smirnitskiy
• RV Kapitan Dranitsyn
  

  RV Kapitan Dranitsyn, 2006.
• RV Kol'skaja
• RV Kompas
• RV Leonid Morozov
• RV Lugovoe
• RV Mangazeya
• RV Metan
• RV Mikhail Verbitskiy
• RV Miraz
• RV Murmanskaja
• RV Okean
• RV Pamyat Merkuriya
• RV Pavel Gordienko
• RV Persey
• RV Pomor
• RV Priboy
• RV Priliv
• RV Professor Bogorov
• RV Professor Gagarinskiy
• RV Professor Kaganovskiy
• RV Professor Khromov
• RV Professor Kurentsov
• RV Professor Logachev
• RV Professor Molchanov
• RV Professor Multanovskyi
• RV Professor Shtokman
• RV Professor Zubov
• RV Rift
  

  FRV Scotia
• RV Roumb
• RV Semyon Dezhnev
• RV Shelf
• RV Smolensk
• RV Taimyr
• RV Tantal
• RV Tor
• RV Vadim Popov
• RV Valentin Shashin
• RV Valerian Uryvayev
• RV Viktor Buynitskiy
• RV Vsevolod Timonov
• RV Vulkanolog
• RV Vyacheslav Frolov
  

  FRV Clupea
• RV Yantar
• RV Yaroslavets
• RV Yuzhmorgeologiya
• RV Zapolyarjye
• RV Zenit

United Kingdom

• FRV Scotia
• FRV Clupea
• RRS Discovery
• RRS James Clark Ross
• RV Triton
• RRS James Cook
• RV Callista

United States of America

• D/V JOIDES Resolution
• FWS Black Douglas
• NOAAS Albatross IV
• NOAAS David Starr Jordan
• NOAAS Delaware II
• NOAAS Fairweather
• NOAAS Gordon Gunter
• NOAAS Hi'ialakai
• NOAAS John N. Cobb
• NOAAS Ka'imimoana
• NOAAS Miller Freeman
• NOAAS McArthur II
• NOAAS Nancy Foster
• NOAAS Okeanos Explorer - under conversion until FY2007
• NOAAS Oregon II
• NOAAS Oscar Dyson
• NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette
• NOAAS Ronald H. Brown
• NOAAS Rainier
• NOAAS Rude
• NOAAS Thomas Jefferson
• SSV Corwith Cramer
• R/P FLIP (Scripps)
• R/V Atlantis (WHOI)

• R/V Bellows (FIO)
• R/V Cape Hatteras (Duke/UNC)
• R/V Endeavor (URI)
• R/V Hugh R Sharp (University of Delaware, in service 2005)
• R/V Knorr (WHOI)
• R/V Marcus Langseth (LDEO, in service 2006)
• R/V Maurice Ewing (LDEO, retired)
• R/V Melville (Scripps)
• R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer (USAP)
• R/V New Horizon (Scripps)
• R/V Laurence M. Gould (USAP)
• R/V Oceanus (WHOI)
• R/V Point Lobos (MBARI)
• R/V Robert Gordon Sproul (Scripps)
• R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps)
• R/V Savannah (SkIO)

• R/V Te Vega (Hopkins Marine Station)
• R/V Suncoaster (FIO)
• R/V Tioga (WHOI)
• R/V Thomas G. Thompson (UW)
• R/V Western Flyer (MBARI)
• R/V Zephyr (MBARI)

See also

• History of research ships

References

External links

• OCEANIC International Research Vessels Database
• Unofficial (English Language) Homepage of the research icebreaker "ARA Almirante Irizar
• Australian research vessel facilities
• Canadian research fleet
• Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - home of the "Polarstern"
• Ifremer Fleet
• National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics - OGS Trieste ITALY
• NOAA Marine Operations
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
• University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research vessels (US academic fleet)