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RRS Sir David Attenborough
Royal Research Ship operated by the British Antarctic Survey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a research vessel owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey for the purposes of both research and logistic support.[6] The ship replaces a pair of existing vessels, RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton.[7] The vessel is named after broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
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Name | RRS Sir David Attenborough |
Namesake | Sir David Attenborough |
Owner | NERC Research Ship Unit |
Operator | British Antarctic Survey |
Port of registry | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Cost | £200 million (2014) |
Yard number | 1390 |
Laid down | 17 October 2016 |
Launched | 14 July 2018 |
Sponsored by | The Princess of Wales |
Christened | 26 September 2019 |
Completed | 2 December 2020[1] |
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Status | In service |
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Length | 128.9 m (423 ft) |
Beam | 24 m (79 ft) |
Draught | 7 m (23 ft) |
Depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
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Range | 19,000 nautical miles (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) at 13 knots |
Endurance | 60 days[5] |
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Aircraft carried | 2 helicopters |
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