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{{about||Scott's 1901 ship|RRS Discovery|the 1929 research vessel|RRS Discovery II}}
{{About|the 1962 vessel|Scott's 1901 ship|RRS Discovery|other ships of this name|RRS Discovery (disambiguation)}}
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|Ship name=RRS ''Discovery''
| Ship name = RRS ''Discovery''
|Ship owner=[[Natural Environment Research Council|NERC]] National Marine Facilities Division
| Ship owner = [[Natural Environment Research Council|NERC]] National Marine Facilities Division
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|Ship builder=[[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall Russell]], [[Aberdeen]]<ref name="xvas">{{cite web| url=http://www.xvas.it/SPECIAL/VTship.php?imo=5090660&mode=CK| title=Discovery| publisher=Vessel Assessment System| accessdate=7 June 2009}}</ref>
| Ship builder = [[Hall, Russell & Company|Hall Russell]], [[Aberdeen]]<ref name="xvas">{{csr|register=MSI|id=5090660|shipname=Discovery|accessdate=19 January 2021}}</ref>
|Ship yard number=899<ref name="xvas"/>
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|Ship laid down=1962
| Ship laid down = 1962
|Ship launched= 3rd July 1962 by Mary Viscountess Hailsham
| Ship launched = 3 July 1962
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|Ship out of service= 14th of December 2012
| Ship out of service = 14 December 2012
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|Ship identification=[[International Maritime Organization|IMO]] Number: 5090660<ref name="vt"/><br/>
| Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|5090660}}<ref name="vt" />
MMSI Number: 233882000<ref name="vt">{{cite web| url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Rrs-Discovery-5090660.html| title=RRS Discovery (IMO: 5090660)| publisher=Vessel Tracker| accessdate=7 June 2009}}</ref><br/>
*{{MMSI Number|233882000}}<ref name="vt">{{Cite web | url=http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Rrs-Discovery-5090660.html | title=RRS Discovery (IMO: 5090660) | publisher=Vessel Tracker | access-date=7 June 2009}}</ref>
Call Sign: GLNE<ref name="vt"/><br/>
*[[Maritime call sign|Call Sign]]: GLNE<ref name="vt" />
ICES Code: 74E3
*ICES Code: 74E3
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| Ship fate = Scrapped Ghent 27 February 2013
|Ship status= not in service
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|Ship class= [[Royal Research Ship]]<br/>DTp VII, Lloyds 100A1
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|Ship tonnage= 3008 tonnes (gross)<ref name="xvas"/>
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| Ship length = 90.0 m<ref name="vt" />
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| Ship endurance = 55 days
|Ship power= 3716 kW
| Ship power = 3716 kW
|Ship propulsion= Diesel electric system with 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ESL6 and 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ELS9 Mk2 diesels driving a propulsion motor. 360&deg; Azimuthing Bow Thruster unit
| Ship propulsion = Diesel-electric system with 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ESL6 and 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ELS9 Mk2 Diesel engines driving a propulsion motor. 360° [[azimuth thruster]] unit at bow
|Ship speed= 11.0 knots (max: 12.5 knots)
| Ship speed = 11.0 knots (max: 12.5 knots)
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|Ship crew= 9 Oficers; 13 Crew; 28 Scientists
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'''RRS ''Discovery''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Research Ship]] operated by [[Natural Environment Research Council|NERC]].
'''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|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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/facilities/marine/discovery.asp| title=RRS ''Discovery''| publisher=[[Natural Environment Research Council]]| accessdate=5 June 2009}}</ref> Her last major overhaul was in 1991,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.marine.gov.uk/discovery.htm| title=RRS ''Discovery''| publisher=Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology| accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> when a new [[superstructure]] and power plant were installed and her hull lengthened by 10 metres.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Marine Facilities - Sea Systems: RSS Discovery|url=http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/nmf/sea_sys_index.php?page=disco|publisher=National Oceanography Centre - University of Southampton|accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref>
RRS ''Discovery'' (III) was built in Aberdeen in 1962 and named after [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s 1901 ship, [[RRS Discovery|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.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/facilities/marine/discovery.asp| title=RRS ''Discovery''| publisher=[[Natural Environment Research Council]]| access-date=5 June 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528221744/http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/facilities/marine/discovery.asp| archive-date=28 May 2009| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Her last major overhaul was in 1991,<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.marine.gov.uk/discovery.htm| title=RRS ''Discovery''| publisher=Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology| access-date=2008-01-04| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206091509/http://www.marine.gov.uk/discovery.htm| archivedate=6 December 2007| df=dmy-all}}</ref> when a new [[superstructure]] and power plant were installed and her hull lengthened by 10 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Marine Facilities - Sea Systems: RSS Discovery|url=http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/nmf/sea_sys_index.php?page=disco|publisher=National Oceanography Centre - University of Southampton|access-date=13 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716095259/http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/nmf/sea_sys_index.php?page=disco|archive-date=16 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


''Discovery'' carried out [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] and marine biology research from the [[National Oceanography Centre, Southampton]]. She operated as part of a fleet maintained by the [[Natural Environment Research Council]] (NERC) National Marine Facilities Division (NMFD), along with the larger [[RRS James Cook|RRS ''James Cook'']].
''Discovery'' carried out [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] and marine biology research from the [[National Oceanography Centre, Southampton]]. She operated as part of a fleet maintained by the NERC, National Marine Facilities Division (NMFD), along with the larger [[RRS James Cook|RRS ''James Cook'']].


In February 2000, ''Discovery'' observed the largest [[rogue wave]]s, up to 29.1 metres, recorded by scientific instruments.<ref name="Rockall">Holliday, NP, MJ Yelland, RW Pascal, VR Swail, PK Taylor, CR Griffiths, and EC Kent (2006). [http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2005GL025238.shtml Were extreme waves in the Rockall Trough the largest ever recorded?] Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, L05613</ref>
In February 2000, ''Discovery'' observed some of the largest [[wind wave|waves]], called [[rogue wave]]s, up to 29.1 metres (95.5 feet), recorded by scientific instruments up to that time.<ref name="Rockall">Holliday, NP, MJ Yelland, RW Pascal, VR Swail, PK Taylor, CR Griffiths, and EC Kent (2006). [http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2005GL025238.shtml Were extreme waves in the Rockall Trough the largest ever recorded?] Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, L05613</ref>


''Discovery'' was scrapped at Ghent on 27 February 2013.<ref name="xvas" />
''Discovery'' (III) has been replaced by another ship,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmsctech/470/47008.htm| title=Tenth Report| publisher=[[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] Select Committee on Science and Technology| accessdate=5 June 2009}}</ref> and after extensive enquiry within the scientific community, the replacement vessel was named "[[RRS Discovery (2013)|Discovery]]" (IV).<ref>confirmed by Alan Thorpe, NERC Chief Executive</ref> The 1962 vessel retained the name until disposal.
The new vessel has been designed by [[Skipsteknisk AS]] of [[Norway]] and built in [[Spain]] by [[C.N.P. Freire, S.A]] for delivery in 2013 and to be available for scientific research in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=RRS Discovery|url=http://noc.ac.uk/research-at-sea/ships/rrs-discovery|publisher=National Oceanography Centre (NERC)|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref>


==Gallery==
== References ==
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<gallery>
File:Discovery Mersey.jpg|RRS ''Discovery'' leaving the Mersey.
File:RRS_Discovery-1.jpg|RRS ''Discovery'' inbound to Southampton.
File:RRS_Discovery-2.jpg|RRS ''Discovery'' inbound to Southampton April 2011.
</gallery>


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==External links==
* [http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ Natural Environment Research Council]
* [http://www.nerc.ac.uk/ Natural Environment Research Council]
* [http://www.skipsteknisk.no/ Skipsteknisk AS]
* [http://www.skipsteknisk.no/ Skipsteknisk AS]
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 22 December 2023

This article is about the 1962 vessel. For Scott's 1901 ship, see RRS Discovery. For other ships of this name, see RRS Discovery (disambiguation).

RRS Discovery
History
United Kingdom
NameRRS Discovery
OwnerNERC National Marine Facilities Division
BuilderHall Russell, Aberdeen[2]
Yard number899[2]
Laid down1962
Launched3 July 1962
Out of service14 December 2012
Identification
FateScrapped Ghent 27 February 2013
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage
Length90.0 m[1]
Beam14.0 m[1]
Draught5.52 m (full load)
Depth7.83 m
Installed power3716 kW
PropulsionDiesel-electric system with 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ESL6 and 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone ELS9 Mk2 Diesel engines driving a propulsion motor. 360° azimuth thruster unit at bow
Speed11.0 knots (max: 12.5 knots)
Endurance55 days
Crew9 Officers; 13 Crew; 28 Scientists

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.[3] Her last major overhaul was in 1991,[4] when a new superstructure and power plant were installed and her hull lengthened by 10 metres.[5]

Discovery carried out oceanographic and marine biology research from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. She operated as part of a fleet maintained by the NERC, National Marine Facilities Division (NMFD), along with the larger RRS James Cook.

In February 2000, Discovery observed some of the largest waves, called rogue waves, up to 29.1 metres (95.5 feet), recorded by scientific instruments up to that time.[6]

Discovery was scrapped at Ghent on 27 February 2013.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "RRS Discovery (IMO: 5090660)". Vessel Tracker. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Discovery (5090660)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ "RRS Discovery". Natural Environment Research Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. ^ "RRS Discovery". Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  5. ^ "National Marine Facilities - Sea Systems: RSS Discovery". National Oceanography Centre - University of Southampton. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. ^ Holliday, NP, MJ Yelland, RW Pascal, VR Swail, PK Taylor, CR Griffiths, and EC Kent (2006). Were extreme waves in the Rockall Trough the largest ever recorded? Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, L05613

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