RV Franklin
Franklin underway in 2000 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Franklin |
| Builder | North Queensland Engineers & Agents Pty. Ltd, Cairns |
| Yard number | 110 |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Completed | March 1985 |
| Identification | |
| Name | Franklin |
| Port of registry |
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| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,178 tons |
| Length | 55.61 m (182 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 11.99 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
RV Franklin is an oceanographic and hydrographic research vessel. She was operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) as a national facility between 1985 and 2002.
The vessel was engaged in scientific studies of the sea.
In 2023, the vessel undertook seabird observations off Australia.