RRS Discovery (2012)
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This article is about the 2013 vessel. For Scott's 1901 ship, see RRS Discovery. For other ships of this name, see RRS Discovery (disambiguation).
RRS Discovery is a Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council. The ship is the third such vessel to be built and named for the ship used by Robert Falcon Scott in his 1901-1904 expedition to the Antarctic.
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Name | RRS Discovery |
Owner | NERC Research Ship Unit |
Builder | C.N.P. Freire, S.A., Spain |
Cost | £68 million |
Laid down | 16 February 2011 |
Launched | 6 April 2012 |
Completed | 3 June 2013 |
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Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lloyd’s +100A1, Ice 1D, LMC, UMS, DP(AM), IWS, EP, Research Vessel |
Tonnage | 5,954 GT |
Displacement | 6,260 tonnes |
Length | 99.7 m |
Beam | 18 m |
Draught | 5.1 – 6.6 m |
Installed power | Wärtsilä 8L20 - 4x 1770 kW |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots |
Crew |
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Notes | Endurance 50 days |
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