RRS Sir David Attenborough
RRS Sir David Attenborough berthed in Liverpool, England | |
| History | |
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| Falkland Islands | |
| Name | RRS Sir David Attenborough |
| Namesake | Sir David Attenborough |
| Owner | NERC Research Ship Unit |
| Operator | British Antarctic Survey |
| Port of registry | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
| Builder | Cammell Laird |
| Cost | £200 million (2014) (equivalent to £257.3 million in 2023) |
| Yard number | 1390 |
| Laid down | 17 October 2016 |
| Launched | 14 July 2018 |
| Sponsored by | Catherine, Princess of Wales |
| Christened | 26 September 2019 |
| Completed | 2 December 2020 |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length | 128.9 m (423 ft) |
| Beam | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Draught | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
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| Range | 19,000 nautical miles (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) at 13 knots |
| Endurance | 60 days |
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| Aircraft carried | Facilities for 2 helicopters |
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a research vessel owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey for the purposes of both research and logistic support. The ship replaces a pair of existing vessels, RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton. The vessel is named after broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.