RRS Discovery
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RRS Discovery
- IMO number
- 5090660
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 3,008
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 79.6 m
- Beam
- 14 m
- Year built
- 1962
- Builder
- Hall, Russell & Company
- Registered owner
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery was a British Royal Research Ship operated by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). RRS Discovery (III) was built in Aberdeen in 1962 and named after Robert Falcon Scott's 1901 ship, RRS Discovery. Until 2006, she was the largest general purpose oceanographic research vessel in use in the United Kingdom. Measuring 90 metres in length, and fitted with a broad range of oceanographic equipment, Discovery could also accommodate containerized laboratories. She had berths for 28 scientific staff, and the ability to spend up to 45 days at sea. Her last major overhaul was in 1991, when a new superstructure and power plant were installed and her hull lengthened by 10 metres. Discovery carried out oceanographic and marine biology research from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RRS Discovery now?
- RRS Discovery has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RRS Discovery?
- RRS Discovery is a research vessel, built in 1962 by Hall, Russell & Company. The vessel is 79.6 m long with a beam of 14 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,008.
- Who owns RRS Discovery?
- RRS Discovery is registered to Natural Environment Research Council. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has RRS Discovery been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RRS Discovery appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).