RRS Discovery II
British oceanographic research vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the vessel launched in 1928. For Scott's 1901 ship, see RRS Discovery. For other ships of this name, see RRS Discovery (disambiguation).
RRS Discovery II was a British Royal Research Ship which, during her operational lifetime of about 30 years, carried out considerable hydrographical and marine biological survey work in Antarctic waters and the Southern Ocean in the course of the Discovery Investigations research program. Built in Port Glasgow, launched in 1928 and completed in 1929, she was the first purpose-built oceanographic research vessel[2] and was named after Robert Falcon Scott's 1901 ship, RRS Discovery.[3]
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Name | RRS Discovery II |
Operator | Discovery Committee and National Institute of Oceanography |
Builder | Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 295 |
Launched | 2 November 1928 |
Completed | November 1929 |
Maiden voyage | 14 December 1929 – 31 May 1931 |
Out of service | 7 September 1962 |
Identification | Official number : 161322 |
Fate | Broken up 25 March 1963 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Royal Research Ship |
Tonnage | 1036 GRT[1] |
Length | 80 m[1] |
Beam | 11 m[1] |
Draft | 6 m[1] |
Installed power | Triple oil-burning engines[1] |
Propulsion | Single screw[1] |
Speed | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h)[1] |
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