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RRS Shackleton

icebreaker

IMO 5321576
MMSI
active

Current position

No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.

Identity & particulars

Name
RRS Shackleton
IMO number
5321576
MMSI
Call sign
Flag
Vessel type
icebreaker
Gross tonnage
1,082
Deadweight (DWT)
Length overall
61.1 m
Beam
11 m
Year built
1955
Builder
Registered owner
Operator

Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.

About RRS Shackleton

RRS Shackleton was a Royal Research Ship operated by the British scientific research organisations the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the Antarctic from 1955 to 1983. She was subsequently operated as a seismic survey vessel under the names Geotek Beta, Profiler and finally Sea Profiler before being scrapped in 2011.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is RRS Shackleton now?
RRS Shackleton 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 Shackleton?
RRS Shackleton is a icebreaker, built in 1955. The vessel is 61.1 m long with a beam of 11 m and has a gross tonnage of 1,082.
Has RRS Shackleton been detained or sanctioned?
No detentions or sanctions for RRS Shackleton appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).

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