A research vessel (R/V) is a ship primarily constructed to carry out scientific research at sea. Italian Full rigged ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large watercraft capable of deep water navigation. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Role of research vessels

Research vessels carry out a number of roles at sea. Some of these can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel. Fisheries science requires platforms which are capable of towing a number of different types of fishing net, collecting plankton or water samples from a range of depths, and carrying acoustic fish-finding equipment. Fisheries research vessels are often designed and built along the same lines as a large fishing vessel, but with space given over to laboratories and equipment storage, as opposed to storage of the catch. An example of a fisheries research vessel is the FRV Scotia. A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ... Fishing with a net. ... Photomontage of plankton organisms This page is about microscopic sea creatures. ... Impact of a drop of water Water is a chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life[1]. It covers 71% of Earths surface. ... Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound (mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids). ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... A modern Icelandic trawler A trawler is a fishing vessel designed for the purpose of operating a trawl, a type of fishing net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea (or sometimes above the bottom at a specified depth). ... Michael Faraday, 19th century physicist and chemist, in his lab. ...

Hydrographic survey vessels are used to conduct hydrographic and seismic surveys of the seabed and the underlying geology. This information is useful for both producing navigational charts for shipping, and for detecting geological features which are likely to bear oil or gas. These vessels usually mount equipment on a towed structure, for example, air-cannons, used to generate a high pressure shock wave to sound the strata beneath the seabed, or mounted on the keel, for example, a depth sounder. An example of a hydrographic survey vessel is NOAAS Rude. Hydrography focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. ... Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth. ... The seabed (also sea floor, seafloor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Table of geography, hydrography, and navigation, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Oil exploration is the search by petroleum geologists for hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earths surface. ... The use of water pressure - the Captain Cook Memorial Jet in Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra. ... Introduction The shock wave is one of several different ways in which a gas in a supersonic flow can be compressed. ... Goldenville Strata exposed at a quarry in Bedford, Canada. ... // In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap. ... NOAA Ship Rude The NOAAS Rude (pronounced Rudy) is a research vessel which performs inshore hydrographic surveys along the northeast coast of the United States of America. ...

Oceanographic research vessels carry out research on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water, the atmosphere and climate, and as such, are required to carry equipment for collection of water samples from a range of depths, including the deep seas, as well as equipment for hydrographic sounding of the seabed, along with numerous other environmental sensors. An example of an oceanographic research vessel is the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. As the requirements of both oceanographic and hydrographic research are very different to those of fisheries research, these boats often fulfil a dual role. Thermohaline circulation Oceanography (from Ocean + Greek γράφειν = write), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth Sciences that studies the Earths oceans and seas. ... Physics (Greek: (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the fundamental laws of the universe and their precise formulation in a mathematical framework. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[2] Earths atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earths gravity. ... Thomas G. Thompson at its home port. ...

Due to the demanding nature of the work these ships have to deal with, research vessels are often constructed around an icebreaker hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters. Icebreaker Polarstern Track of research vessel Polarstern while breaking ice in the Southern Ocean An icebreaker is a special purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. ...

List of some research vessels by country

Argentina

ARA Almirante Irízar, docked in Puerto de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• ARA Almirante Irízar
• ARA Puerto Deseado

Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixel Image in higher resolution (1850 × 1277 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) El ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5), en el puerto de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixel Image in higher resolution (1850 × 1277 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) El ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5), en el puerto de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... The Argentine icebreaker Almirante Irizar The ARA Almirante Irízar is a large icebreaker in service with the Argentine Navy. ...

Australia

• RSV Aurora Australis
• RV Southern Surveyor

MV Aurora Australis MV Aurora Australis The Aurora Australis is an icebreaker under the command of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). ...

Belgium

• RV Belgica
• RV Zeeleuw

Canada

• CCGS W.E.Ricker

France

• RV Côte d'Aquitaine
• RV Côtes de la Manche
• RV Gwen-Drez
• RV L'Atalante
• RV L'Europe
• RV La Curieuse
• RV Le Suroît
• RV Marion Dufresne
• RV Pourquoi Pas?

R.V. Pourquoi pas harboured in Brest, France.

• RV Thalassa
• RV Thalia
• RV Thethys II

Image:RV Marion Dufresne. ... The Pourquoi-Pas? in Brest, France after her delivery RV Pourquoi-Pas? (English translation: Why Not?) is a research vessel built in Saint-Nazaire, France by Alstom Marine for IFREMER and the French Navy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 437 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Le « Pouquoi pas Â», navire de recherche océanographique de lIfremer, ancré à Brest en juillet 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 437 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Le « Pouquoi pas Â», navire de recherche océanographique de lIfremer, ancré à Brest en juillet 2005. ... Brest (lol) is a city in Brittany, or the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ...

Germany

• FRV Walther Herwig III
• RV Meteor III
• RV Maria S. Merian
• RV Planet
• RV Polarstern
• RV Sonne
• RV Poseidon
• RV Alexander von Humboldt

Walther Herwig (February 25, 1838 - December 16, 1912) was a Prussian administrative lawyer, and the founder of the German fisheries science. ... RV Maria S. Merian is Germanys most modern research vessel, named after the naturalist and illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian. ... PFS Polarstern is a German research icebreaker. ...

India

• INS Sagardhwani

The INS Sagardhwani commissioned in 30 July 1994 is a a research vessel with the Indian Navy. ...

Ireland

R.V. Celtic Explorer, a multi-purpose research vessel at sea in Galway Bay, Ireland.

• RV Celtic Explorer
• RV Celtic Voyager

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1418 KB)RV Celtic Explorer, taken November 2004 in Galway Bay, Ireland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1418 KB)RV Celtic Explorer, taken November 2004 in Galway Bay, Ireland. ...

Italy

• RV OGS Explora

New Zealand

• RV Tangaroa

Norway

• RV G.M. Dannevig
• RV Johan Hjort
• RV Jan Mayen
• RV Håkon Mosby
• RV Fridtjof
• RV Johan Ruud
• RV G.O. Sars
• RV Trygve Braarud
• RV Bjørn Føyn

Pakistan

• PNS Behr Paima

Behr Paima is a hydrographic-cum-oceanographic survey and Research vessel of Pakistan. ...

Poland

RV Oceania, research sailing vessel of Polish Academy of Science

• ORP Arctowski
• ORP Heweliusz
• ORP Kopernik
• RV Baltica
• RV Doktor Lubecki
• RV IMOR
• RV Kaszubski Brzeg
• RV (SY) Oceania
• RV Oceanograf 1
• RV Oceanograf 2
• ORP Planeta (retired)
• ORP Zodiak (retired)
• RV Birkut (retired)
• RV Hydromet (retired)
• RV Pomorzanin (retired)
• RV Profesor Bogucki (retired)
• RV Profesor Siedlecki (retired)
• RV Wieczno (retired)

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1045x1266, 171 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Research vessel RV Oceania Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1045x1266, 171 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Research vessel RV Oceania Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... RV Oceania (or SY Oceania) is a tall ship, owned by the Polish Academy of Sciences, and used as a research vessel. ... Categories: PAN | PAU | Scientific societies | Polish scientific societies | Stub | Education in Poland | Polish institutions | National academies ... ORP Arctowski is a survey ship of the Polish Navy. ... ORP Heweliusz is a survey ship of the Polish Navy of the Projekt 874 class, known as modified Finik class in NATO code. ... RV Oceania (or SY Oceania) is a tall ship, owned by the Polish Academy of Sciences, and used as a research vessel. ...

Portugal

• MV Capricornio
• MV Noruega

Soviet Union/Russia

List of current operating research vessels of Russia as of 2006, a lot of them are operated since Soviet times^[1]: 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922–1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944–1991) Capital Moscow Language(s) Russian (the de facto official language), 14 other official languages Government Socialist republic Leaders  - 1922–1924 Vladimir Lenin  - 1924–1953 Joseph Stalin...

• RV Aisberg-II
• RV Akademik Aleksandr Nesmeyanov
• RV Akademik Aleksandr Sidorenko
• RV Akademik Boris Petrov
• RV Akademik Fyodorov
• RV Akademik Ioffe
• RV Akademik Korolyov
• RV Akademik M.A.Lavrentjev
• RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh
• RV Akademik Nikolay Strakhov
• RV Akademik Oparin
• RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov
• RV Akademik Shokalskiy
• RV Akvanavt
  

  

  RV Akademik Msislav Keldysh, moored in Bremerhaven.
• RV Aleksei Chirikov
• RV Amur
• RV Andrei Vilkitzky
• RV piso
• RV Arktika
• RV Artemida
• RV Atlantida
• RV Atlantniro
• RV Atlas
• RV Atmosfera
• RV Bar
• RV Boris Davidov
• RV Briz
• RV Buran
• RV Dalniye Zelentsy
• RV Dmitry Peskov
• RV Faddey Bellinsgausen
• RV Fritiof Nansen
• RV Fyodor Litke
• RV Gals
• RV Gelendzhik
• RV Geo Arctic
• RV Geofizik
• RV Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin
• RV Geolog Fersman
• RV Gidrobiolog
• RV Gidrolog
• RV Gidrofizik
• RV Gigrometr
• RV Glubina
• RV Groza
• RV Impuls
• RV Ivan Kruzenshtern
• RV Ivan Petrov
• RV Jakov Smirnitskiy
• RV Kapitan Dranitzyn
• RV Kol'skaja
• RV Kompas
• RV Leonid Morozov
• RV Lugovoe
• RV Mangazeya
• RV Metan
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  Professor Molchanov, research vessel of Russian Hydrometeorological Service
• RV Mikhail Verbitskiy
• RV Miraz
• RV Murmanskaja
• RV Okean
• RV Pamyat Merkuriya
• RV Pavel Gordienko
• RV Persey
• RV Pomor
• RV Priboy
• RV Priliv
• RV Professor Bogorov
• RV Professor Gagarinskiy
• RV Professor Kaganovskiy
• RV Professor Khromov
• RV Professor Kurentsov
• RV Professor Logachev
• RV Professor Molchanov
• RV Professor Multanovskyi
• RV Professor Shtokman
• RV Professor Zubov
• RV Rift
  

  

  FRV Scotia
• RV Roumb
• RV Semyon Dezhnev
• RV Shelf
• RV Smolensk
• RV Taimyr
• RV Tantal
• RV Tor
• RV Vadim Popov
• RV Valentin Shashin
• RV Valerian Uryvayev
• RV Viktor Buynitskiy
• RV Vsevolod Timonov
• RV Vulkanolog
• RV Vyacheslav Frolov
  

  

  FRV Clupea
• RV Yantar
• RV Yaroslavets
• RV Yuzhmorgeologiya
• RV Zapolyarjye
• RV Zenit

The R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh (Russian: ) is a 6,240 ton Russian scientific research vessel. ... Akademik Sergey Vavilov in Bremerhaven port The Akademik Sergey Vavilov (Russian: ) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) research vessel, named after academician Sergey Vavilov. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Research vessel Akademik... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Research vessel Akademik... Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... The Kapitan Dranitsyn is a Russian icebreaker that offers excursions in the Arctic Ocean north of Russia. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

United Kingdom

• FRV Scotia
• FRV Clupea
• RRS Discovery
• RRS James Clark Ross
• RV Triton
• RRS James Cook

The FRV Clupea is a small, inshore fisheries research vessel, which operates mainly on the Scottish west coast, on behalf of the Scottish Executive, and is based at the port of Fraserburgh. ... The RRS Discovery was the last wooden three-masted ship to be built in the British Isles, and was launched on 21 March 1901, designed for Antarctic research. ... The RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf The RRS James Clark Ross is a British Antarctic Survey supply and research ship, named after the English explorer James Clark Ross. ... The RV Triton and a Lynx naval helicopter The RV Triton, is a trimaran vessel owned by the Gardline maritime survey company and a former prototype British warship demonstrator for the QinetiQ defence research company. ... The RRS James Cook is a research ship belonging to the British Natural Environment Research Council. ...

United States of America

NOAA Research Ship Ka'Imimana (R-333).

• FWS Black Douglas
• NOAAS Albatross IV
• NOAAS David Starr Jordan
• NOAAS Delaware II
• NOAAS Fairweather
• NOAAS Gordon Gunter
• NOAAS Hi'ialakai
• NOAAS John N. Cobb
• NOAAS Ka'imimoana
• NOAAS Miller Freeman
• NOAAS McArthur II
• NOAAS Nancy Foster
• NOAAS Okeanos Explorer - under conversion until FY2007
• NOAAS Oregon II
• NOAAS Oscar Dyson
• NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette
• NOAAS Ronald H. Brown
• NOAAS Rainier
• NOAAS Rude
• NOAAS Thomas Jefferson
• SSV Corwith Cramer
• R/P FLIP (Scripps)
• R/V Atlantis (WHOI)

R/V Atlantis is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

• R/V Endeavor (URI)
• R/V Hugh R Sharp (University of Delaware, in service 2005)
• R/V Knorr (WHOI)
• R/V Marcus Langseth (LDEO, in service 2006)
• R/V Maurice Ewing (LDEO, retired)
• R/V Melville (Scripps)
• R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer (USAP)
• R/V New Horizon (Scripps)
• R/V Laurence M. Gould (USAP)
• R/V Oceanus (WHOI)
• R/V Point Lobos (MBARI)
• R/V Robert Gordon Sproul (Scripps)
• R/V Roger Revelle (Scripps)
• R/V Te Vega (Hopkins Marine Station)
• R/V Tioga (WHOI)
• R/V Thomas G. Thompson (UW)
• R/V Western Flyer (MBARI)
• R/V Zephyr (MBARI)

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixel Image in higher resolution (3000 × 1951 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixel Image in higher resolution (3000 × 1951 pixel, file size: 3. ... NOAA Research Ship KaImimana (R-333), ex-Titan. ... The three-masted staysail auxiliary schooner Black Douglas (later teQuest, Aquarius, Aquarius W; now El Boughaz I) was built for Robert C. Roebling (great-grandson of John A. Roebling and grand-nephew of Washington Roebling) at the Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, and launched on June 9, 1930. ... NOAA Ship ALBATROSS IV The NOAA Ship ALBATROSS IV is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. ... NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter ex-Relentless. ... An aerial starboard bow view of Vindicator, 1985. ... NOAA Research Ship KaImimana (R-333), ex-Titan. ... Indomitable in 1998 after removal of SURTASS and addition of AN/SPS-49 for counter-drug surveillance. ... USNS Capable (T-AGOS-16) after removal of SURTASS and addition of AN/SPS-40 air search radar for drug interdiction operations. ... USNS Adventurous (T-AGOS-13) displaying NOAA paint scheme and logo on stack prior to activation as a NOAA ship. ... NOAA Ship The NOAA Ship is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel. ... The NOAA Ship RAINIER is designed and outfitted primarily for conducting hydrographic surveys in support of nautical charting. ... NOAA Ship Rude The NOAAS Rude (pronounced Rudy) is a research vessel which performs inshore hydrographic surveys along the northeast coast of the United States of America. ... The Corwith Cramer is a tall ship owned by the Sea Education Association (SEA) sailing school, named after SEAs founding director. ... The R/P FLIP is an open ocean research vessel. ... The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. ... R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25) is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. ... The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is devoted to scientific research and science- and engineering-education leading to MS and PhD degrees in oceanography and related fields. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 935 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Research Vessel Atlantis is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; R/V Atlantis is 142 feet long and carries the manned... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 935 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Research Vessel Atlantis is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; R/V Atlantis is 142 feet long and carries the manned... R/V Endeavor is a research vessel operated by the University of Rhode Island. ... The University of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as URI, is the principal public research university in the State of Rhode Island, with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, and three other campuses located throughout the state. ... R/V Hugh R Sharp, shown after delivery to U/D Marine Operations in Lewes, DE. The Research Vessel (R/V) Hugh R Sharp is a ship owned and operated by the University of Delaware Marine and Earth Studies Campus in Lewes, Delaware. ... R/V Knorr is a research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. ... The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is devoted to scientific research and science- and engineering-education leading to MS and PhD degrees in oceanography and related fields. ... R/V Marcus Langseth is a research vessel operated by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. ... Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is a world-class research institution specializing in earth sciences and part of Columbia University. ... R/V Maurice Ewing was a research vessel operated by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. ... Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is a world-class research institution specializing in earth sciences and part of Columbia University. ... Research Vessel Melville (AGOR-14) is a boat operated by Scripps Institute of Oceanography used for oceanographic research. ... The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. ... Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, serving the National Science Foundation The Nathaniel B. Palmer is a large icebreaker in the service of the US National Science Foundation. ... United States Antarctic Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. ... United States Antarctic Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... R/V Oceanus, shown prior to a 1994 midlife refit. ... The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is devoted to scientific research and science- and engineering-education leading to MS and PhD degrees in oceanography and related fields. ... R/V Point Lobos is a research vessel operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). ... The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a not-for-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. ... R/V Roger Revelle is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. ... The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO or just Scripps) in La Jolla, California is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. ... The two-masted, gaff-rigged auxiliary schooner Etak (later Electric Light, Vega, USS Juniata, Te Vega; now Deva) was designed by New York naval architects Cox & Stevens in 1929 for American businessman Walter Graeme Ladd and his wife, Catherine (“Kate”) Everit Macy Ladd. ... Hopkins Marine Station is the marine laboratory of Stanford University. ... R/V Tioga is a coastal research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. ... The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is devoted to scientific research and science- and engineering-education leading to MS and PhD degrees in oceanography and related fields. ... Thomas G. Thompson at its home port. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... R/V Western Flyer is a twin hulled SWATH research vessel operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). ... The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a not-for-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ... R/V Zephyr is a research vessel operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). ... The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a not-for-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ...

See also

• History of research ships

Research Ships intended for research purposes (or Research vessels) have been used from the 19th century until today. ...

Reference

1. ^ Operating Research Vessels (Russian). Russian Unified State Information System on Situation in the World Ocean. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.

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External links

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Research ships

• OCEANIC International Research Vessels Database
• Unofficial (English Language) Homepage of the research icebreaker "ARA Almirante Irizar
• Australian research vessel facilities
• Canadian research fleet
• Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - home of the "Polarstern"
• Ifremer Fleet
• National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics - OGS Trieste ITALY
• NOAA Marine Operations
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
• University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research vessels (US academic fleet)