RRS Charles Darwin

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RRS Charles Darwin was a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council and used primarily for oceanographic and marine geological research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Research Ship
oceanographic research ship
research vessel
beam 14 metres
builder Appledore Shipbuilders
builtAt Appledore, Devon
callSign GFKZ
commissioned 1985
country United Kingdom
crewCapacity about 20 crew
decommissioned 2006
displacement approximately 2,000 tonnes
flag United Kingdom
hasEquipment CTD rosette system
gravity coring equipment
multibeam echosounder
seismic reflection profiling gear
homePort Southampton
hullMaterial steel
IMONumber 8407024
launchDate 1984
length 69 metres
approximately 226 feet
namedAfter Charles Darwin
notableFor contributing to UK marine science programmes
supporting climate and ocean circulation studies
operatedBy British Antarctic Survey
operator Natural Environment Research Council
surface form: NERC

Natural Environment Research Council
owner Natural Environment Research Council
postNERCName MV Oceanic Vega
primaryDiscipline marine geology
oceanography
propulsion diesel-electric
researchArea Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

North Sea
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southern Ocean
scientificBerths about 28 scientists
serviceEntry 1985
serviceRetirement 2006
shipPrefix RRS
soldForFurtherService 2006
successor RRS James Cook
usedFor marine geological research
oceanographic research

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RRS Charles Darwin and USNS Gibbs (commemorative naming origin) namedAfter RRS Charles Darwin
subject surface form: Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone