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unusual facts about Research Vessel



Gamage Point

The name, applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, is in association with Hero Inlet inasmuch as it was the Harvey F. Gamage shipyard in South Bristol, Maine, that built the research vessel Hero.

Marorka

Marorka’s systems have been installed on board vessels of various types and sizes; Fishing vessels, Cargo vessels, Cruise ships and Research vessels.

MV Mississippi

Used for inspecting and surveying along rivers, the boat continued in service until April 1961, when the USACE decommissioned it at Memphis, Tennessee.

RV Investigator

RV Investigator is an Australian marine research vessel which is designed by RALion (joint venture between Robert Allan Ltd. and Alion Science and Technology) and is under construction in Singapore.

RV MTA Selen

The RV MTA Selen is a Turkish research vessel owned by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) in Ankara and operated by its division of Geophysical Directorate for subsea geophysical exploration in shallow waters.

RV Rachel Carson

RV Rachel Carson is the name of three research vessels, named after the American marine biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson.


see also

Brodosplit

BSO also constructed off-shore platforms, luxury yachts, small cruise ships, catamarans, medium-size ferries like Jadran for Jadrolinija, as well as some specialised ships like the "Bios Dva" research vessel, launched in 2009.

Global Combat Ship

Planning for a replacement escort vessel started in 1998 with the ordering of a research vessel, the RV Triton, to study whether a trimaran design was practical for such a large and complex vessel.

GRV James Cook

The ship was renamed James Cook after Captain James Cook and used as a research vessel until 1991, when it was replaced by the RV Tangaroa.

Mutsu, Aomori

The city is also the location for various facilities of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, and was the home port for the nuclear powered research vessel Mutsu, until its decommissioning in 1997.

Pierre Dangeard

He took part in various marine expeditions conducted by Jean Charcot and his research vessel Pourquoi pas?.

Snow dragon

Xuě Lóng (雪龙, literally "Snow Dragon"), Chinese polar research vessel

Via Krupp

Built between 1900 and 1902, ostensibly Via Krupp was a connection for Krupp between his luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Quisisana, and Marina Piccola, where his marine biology research vessel lay at anchor.