Royal Research Ship

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The Royal Research Ship (RRS) is a designation used by the United Kingdom for its government-owned oceanographic and polar research vessels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ship prefix
vessel designation
abbreviation RRS NERFINISHED
administeredBy UK research funding bodies
appliesTo oceanographic research vessel
polar research vessel
associatedWith Natural Environment Research Council NERFINISHED
UK polar research programme NERFINISHED
classification civilian research vessel designation
country United Kingdom
distinguishedFrom Royal Navy warship designation
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom maritime research fleet NERFINISHED
hasNotableExample RRS Discovery NERFINISHED
RRS Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED
RRS James Clark Ross NERFINISHED
RRS James Cook NERFINISHED
RRS Sir David Attenborough NERFINISHED
hasPrefixFormat RRS + ship name
languageOfName English
operatedBy United Kingdom government agencies NERFINISHED
ownerType government-owned vessel
relatedTo Her Majesty's Ship NERFINISHED
Royal Navy ship prefix
scope Antarctic regions
Arctic regions
global oceans
sector marine science
polar science
status active designation
usedBy British Antarctic Survey NERFINISHED
National Oceanography Centre NERFINISHED
United Kingdom government NERFINISHED
usedFor climate research
marine ecosystem studies
oceanographic surveys
polar exploration
scientific research at sea
sea-ice research

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RRS Discovery operator Royal Research Ship