List of research vessels by country
Following is a list of research vessels by country
Argentina[]
- ARA Almirante Irízar
- ARA Puerto Deseado
- ARA Comodoro Rivadavia
Australia[]
- RSV Aurora Australis
- RV Franklin
- RV Investigator
- MV Nella Dan
- RV Southern Surveyor
- RV Solander
- RV Cape Ferguson
Bangladesh[]
- RV Meen Shandhani
- CVASU Research Vessel
Belgium[]
Bermuda[]
Brazil[]
- RV Professor W. Besnard (1967-2008)
- RV Atlântico Sul (1973-)[1]
- RV Alpha Crucis (2012-)[2]
- BNS H21 Sirius
- BNS H35 Amorim do Valle
- BNS H36 Taurus
- BNS H37 Garnier Sampaio
- BNS H38 Cruzeiro do Sul
- BNS H40 Antares
Canada[]
- CCGS Amundsen
- CCGS Frederick G. Creed
- CCGS Hudson
- CCGS Limnos
- CCGS Alfred Needler
- CCGS W. E. Ricker
- CCGS Teleost
- CCGS John P. Tully
- CCGS Vector
- Coriolis II
Chile[]
China[]
- Xuě Lóng
- Type 625 research vessel
Colombia[]
Denmark[]
See also List of Danish research ships, which includes ships used only for expeditions
- (2014-present)
- (1932-1964)
- Dana I (1920-1922)
- Dana II (1921-1935)
- Dana III (1937-1980)
- Dana IV (1981-present)
- 1899-1932)
- Thor (1902-1919)
Finland[]
France[]
- (1965-)[3]
- RV Côte d'Aquitaine
- RV Côtes de la Manche
- RV Gwen-Drez
- RV Atalante
- RV Europe
- RV Curieuse
- RV Suroît
- RV Marion Dufresne
- RV Pourquoi Pas?
- RV Thalassa
- RV Thalia
- RV Thethys II
Germany[]
- Planet
- FRV Atair
- FRV Capella
- FRV Clupea
- FRV Deneb
- FRV Komet
- FRV Planet
- FRV Solea
- FRV Walther Herwig III
- FRV Wega
- RV Alexander von Humboldt (replaced by Maria S. Merian)
- RV Alkor
- RV Atair
- RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese (ex FGS Schwedeneck)
- RV Haithabu
- RV Littorina
- RV Ludwig Prandtl
- RV Maria S. Merian
- RV Meteor (1915)
- RV
- RV Meteor (1986)
- RV Mya
- RV Polarstern
- RV Poseidon
- RV Senckenberg
- RV Sonne
- RV Sonne (2014)
- RV Valdivia
Greece[]
Iceland[]
- RV Árni Friðriksson
- RV Bjarni Sæmundsson
India[]
- ORV Sagar Nidhi
- ORV Sagar Kanya[4]
- INS Sagardhwani
- FORV Sagar Sampada[5]
- [6]
Iran[]
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science[]
- INIOAS Khalije Fars sea explorer
Ireland[]
- RV Celtic Explorer
- RV Celtic Voyager
- RV Keary
- RV Geo
- RV Tonn
- M.V. Cosantóir Bradán
Italy[]
- RV Andrea
- RV Astrea
- RV Cerruti
- RV Dallaporta
- RV Furetto
- RV Italica
- RV Luigi Sanzo
- RV Maria Grazia
- RV Minerva Uno
- RV OGS Explora
- RV Regione Lazio 1
- RV Tecnopesca II
- RV Trer
- RV Andromeda
- RV Futura
Italian Navy
- RV Alliance A 5345 (NATO vessel, since 1 January 2016 under Italian Navy flag)
- RV Leonardo A 5301 (NATO vessel, since 11 May 2007 under Italian government flag and since 14 May 2010 under Italian Navy flag)
- RV Ammiraglio Magnaghi A 5303
- RV
- RV Elettra A 5340
- RV
- RV
- RV
Japan[]
- RV Chikyuu
- RV Hakurei Maru
- RV Hakuho Maru
- RV Kairei
- RV Kaiyo
- RV Mirai (formerly, Mutsu)
- RV Natsushima
- RV Shigen (formerly, RV Ramform Victory of Petroleum Geo-Services)
- RV Umitaka Maru
- RV Yokosuka
- RV Nisshin Maru
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operated vessels
- Shirase
- JS Suma (AGS-5103)
- JS Wakasa (AGS-5104)
- JS Nichinan (AGS-5105)
- JS Shonan (AGS-5106)
Lebanon[]
- RV Cana cnrs
Mauritania[]
- RV Almoravide
- RV N´diago
- RV Al Awam
- RV Amrigue
Netherlands[]
- RV Tyro (1979-1993)
- RV Pelagia
- RV Navicula
- RV Stern
- RV Tridens
- RV Isis
- HNLMS Snellius
- HNLMS Luymes
New Zealand[]
- GRV James Cook
- HMNZS Monowai (A06)
- HMNZS Resolution (A14)
- HMNZS Takapu (A07)
- HMNZS Tarapunga (A08)
- RV Tangaroa
- HMNZS Tui (T234)
- HMNZS Tui (1970)
Norway[]
- RV G.M. Dannevig
- RV Johan Hjort
- RV Helmer Hanssen (Jan Mayen)
- RV Håkon Mosby
- RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen
- RV Johan Ruud
- RV G.O. Sars
- RV Trygve Braarud
- RV Bjørn Føyn
- RV Lance
Pakistan[]
Peru[]
Philippines[]
- BRP Fort San Antonio (AM-700)
- BRP Fort Abad (AM-701)
- M/V DA BFAR
- BRP Gregorio Velasquez (AGR 702)
Poland[]
- ORP Arctowski
- ORP Heweliusz
- ORP Kopernik
- RV Baltica
- RV Doktor Lubecki
- RV IMOR
- RV Kaszubski Brzeg
- RV Oceania
- RV Oceanograf 1
- RV Oceanograf 2
- ORP Planeta (retired)
- ORP Zodiak (retired)
- RV Birkut (retired)
- RV Hydromet (retired)
- RV Pomorzanin (retired)
- RV Professor Bogucki (retired)
- RV Profesor Siedlecki (scrapped)
- RV Wieczno (retired)
Portugal[]
[]
- NRP Dom Carlos I
- NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho
- NRP Andrómeda
- NRP Auriga
- NRP Almeida Carvalho (1972-2002)
Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere[]
- NI Mar Portugal
- NI Noruega
- NI Diplodus
- NI Tellina (2003-2019)
- NI Capricórnio (1994-2008)
University of Azores[]
- NI Arquipélago
Romania[]
- RV Mare Nigrum
Soviet Union/Russia[8][9][]
- RV Aisberg-II (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik A. Karpinsky
- RV Akademik Aleksandr Nesmeyanov (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik Aleksandr Sidorenko (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik Boris Petrov
- RV Akademik Fersman
- RV Akademik Fyodorov
- RV Akademik Ioffe
- RV Akademik Korolyov (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik Kovalevskiy (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik Kurchatov (decommissioned)
- RV Akademik Lazarev
- RV Akademik M.A.Lavrentyev
- RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh
- RV Akademik Nemchinov
- RV Akademik Nikolay Strakhov
- RV
- RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov
- RV Akademik Shatskiy
- RV Akademik Shokalskiy
- RV Akademik Vernadskiy(decommissioned)
- RV Akvanavt (decommissioned)
- RV Aleksei Chirikov (decommissioned)
- RV Alexey Maryshev
- RV Amur (decommissioned)
- RV Anatoliy Zhilinskiy
- RV Andrei Vilkitzky (decommissioned)
- RV Arktika (decommissioned)
- RV Artemida (decommissioned)
- RV Atlantida
- RV Atlantniro
- RV Atlas
- RV Atmosfera (decommissioned)
- RV Bar
- RV Belomor
- RV Boris Davidov (decommissioned)
- RV Briz (decommissioned)
- RV Buran (decommissioned)
- RV Dalniye Zelentsy
- RV Dmitriy Ovtsyn
- RV Dmitriy Mendeleev (decommissioned)
- RV Dmitry Peskov
- RV Eduard Tolly (decommissioned)
- RV Faddey Bellinsgausen (decommissioned)
- RV Fyodor Matisen (decommissioned)
- RV Fritiof Nansen
- RV Fyodor Litke (decommissioned)
- RV Gals (decommissioned)
- RV Gelendzhik
- RV Geo Arctic
- RV Geofizik
- RV Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin
- RV Gidrobiolog
- RV Gidrolog (decommissioned)
- RV Gidrofizik (decommissioned)
- RV Gigrometr (decommissioned)
- RV Glubina (decommissioned)
- RV Grigoriy Mikheyev
- RV Groza (decommissioned)
- RV Ikhtiandr (decommissioned)
- RV Impuls (decommissioned)
- RV Iskatel-5
- RV Ivan Kireyev
- RV Ivan Kruzenshtern
- RV Ivan Petrov
- RV Jakov Smirnitskiy
- RV Kapitan Dranitsyn
- RV Kol'skaja
- RV Kompas (decommissioned)
- RV Leonid Morozov (decommissioned)
- RV Lugovoe (decommissioned)
- RV Mangazeya (decommissioned)
- RV Metan (decommissioned)
- RV Mikhail Verbitskiy
- RV Mikhail Lomonosov (decommissioned)
- RV Miklukho Maklay(decommissioned)
- RV Mirazh
- RV Murmanskaja (decommissioned)
- RV Nikolay Yevgenov (decommissioned)
- RV Okean (decommissioned)
- RV Odissey (decommissioned)
- RV Pamyat Merkuriya (decommissioned)
- RV Pavel Bashmakov (decommissioned)
- RV Pavel Gordienko
- RV (operated between 1922 and 1941, the first Soviet research vessel)
- RV Pomor (decommissioned)
- RV Priboy
- RV Priliv (decommissioned)
- RV Professor Bogorov
- RV Professor Gagarinskiy
- RV Professor Kaganovskiy
- RV Professor Khromov
- RV Professor Kurentsov
- RV Professor Logachev
- RV Professor Molchanov (decommissioned)
- RV Professor Multanovskyi
- RV Professor Polshkov
- RV Professor Rjabinkin
- RV Professor Vodyanitsky
- RV Professor Shtokman
- RV Professor Vladimir Kuztensov
- RV Professor Zubov (decommissioned)
- RV Petr Kottsov
- RV Rift
- RV Roumb (decommissioned)
- RV Semyon Dezhnev
- RV Sergey Kravkov
- RV Shelf (decommissioned)
- RV Smolensk (decommissioned)
- RV Taimyr
- RV Tantal (decommissioned)
- RV Tor
- RV Vadim Popov (decommissioned)
- RV Valentin Shashin (decommissioned)
- RV Valerian Uryvayev (decommissioned)
- RV Viktor Buynitskiy
- RV Vityaz (III) (retired)
- RV Vityaz (IV) (decommissioned)
- RV Vladimir Sukhoskiyv
- RV Vsevolod Timonov (decommissioned)
- RV Vulkanolog Вулканолог (судно) (decommissioned)
- RV Vyacheslav Frolov
- RV Yakov Smirnitskiy
- RV Yantar (decommissioned)
- RV Yaroslavets (decommissioned)
- RV Yuzhmorgeologiya
- RV Zapolyarjye
- RV Zenit (decommissioned)
South Africa[]
Spain[]
Armada Española[]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas[]
[]
[]
Turkey[]
Taiwan (Republic of China)[]
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute[]
- (operated by National Taiwan University)
- (operated by National Taiwan Ocean University)
- (operated by National Sun Yat-sen University)
- RV Ocean Researcher V
[]
United Kingdom[]
Natural Environment Research Council[]
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- (Ocean Weather Ship)
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton[]
RRS Discovery (III), retired at the end of 2012 after 50 year's service.
British Antarctic Survey[]
- RRS James Clark Ross
- RRS Ernest Shackleton
- RRS Sir David Attenborough
Scottish Association for Marine Science[]
Newcastle University[]
University Marine Biological Station Millport[]
(London & Glasgow Universities)
- RV Aora, now University of Washington, USA
University of Wales[]
(Swansea)
Cardiff University[]
[]
(Bangor University)
PEML, University of Liverpool[]
- RV Marisa of Liverpool
Marine Scotland[]
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science[]
- RV Huxley
- SY Hildegarde
- SY Hiawatha
- RV CEFAS Endeavour
- RV Cirolana
- RV Clione
- RV Corella
- RV Corystes
- RV Ernest Holt
- RV George Bligh
- SS Joseph & Sarah Miles
- RV Platessa
- RV Sir Lancelot
- RV Tellina
Environment Agency[]
()
[]
- RV Corystes (replaced RV Lough Foyle)
[]
- RV Ocean Researcher formerly RRS Charles Darwin
- RV Triton
Others[]
United States[]
Florida Institute of Oceanography[]
- RV Bellows
- RV Suncoaster
Oregon State University[]
- , under construction[10][11]
- R/V Pacific Storm
- R/V Oceanus, formerly Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution[12][13]
- [14]
- (retired)[10]
- (retired)[10]
- R/V Wecoma (retired)[13][15]
- (retired)[10]
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory[]
- USS Conger (SS-477) (23 August - 5 October 1947)
- RV Vema (1953-1981)
- USNS Robert D. Conrad (1962-1989)
- USNS Eltanin (1962-1974)
- RV Maurice Ewing (1988-2005)
- RV Marcus Langseth (2007-)
Marine Biological Laboratory[]
- RV Gemma
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute[]
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories[]
- RV John H. Martin
- RV Point Sur
- RV Sheila B
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[]
- NOAAS Bell M. Shimada
- NOAAS David Starr Jordan (Class IV)
- NOAAS Delaware II (Class IV)
- NOAAS Fairweather (Class II)
- NOAAS Ferdinand R. Hassler (Class II)
- NOAAS Gordon Gunter (Class III)
- NOAAS Hi'ialakai (Class III)
- NOAAS Henry B. Bigelow (Class II)
- NOAAS Ka'imimoana (Class III)
- NOAAS Miller Freeman (Class II)
- NOAAS McArthur II (Class III)
- NOAAS Nancy Foster (Class III)
- NOAAS Okeanos Explorer (Class III)
- NOAAS Oregon II (Class III)
- NOAAS Oscar Dyson (Class II)
- NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette (Class III)
- NOAAS Ronald H. Brown (Class I)
- NOAAS Rainier (Class II)
- NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (Class II)
http://www.moc.noaa.gov/flt_char.htm
Ocean Alliance[]
- RV Odyssey
Schmidt Ocean Institute[]
- RV Falkor
Scripps Institution of Oceanography[]
- USS Snatch (ARS-27), better known as RV Argo (1960-1970)
- USNS Thomas Washington (T-AGOR-10) (1965-1992)
- RV Melville, sold to the Philippines and now BRP Gregorio Velasquez
- RP FLIP
- RV New Horizon
- RV Robert Gordon Sproul
- RV Roger Revelle
- RV Sally Ride (AGOR-28)
United States Antarctic Program[]
United States Environmental Protection Agency[]
[]
- USNS Hayes
- RV Knorr (transferred to Mexican Navy in 2016)
- RV Melville (retired from service in 2014)
- RV Thomas G. Thompson (operated by the University of Washington)
- RV Atlantis (operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- RV Roger Revelle (operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
- RV Kilo Moana (operated by the University of Hawaii)
- RV Neil Armstrong (operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- RV Sally Ride (operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
- USS San Carlos
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution[]
- USS Chain (ARS-20) (1958-1977)
- RV Oceanus (now used by the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences)
- RV Atlantis II (sold in 1996)
- RV Atlantis
- RV Knorr (transferred to Mexican Navy in 2016)
- RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) (Launched February 22, 2014. Now in service).
- RV Tioga
Others[]
- FWS Black Douglas
- SSV Corwith Cramer (Sea Education Association)
- RV Cape Hatteras (Marine Technology/Cape Fear Community College)
- RV Coral Reef II (John G. Shedd Aquarium)
- RV Endeavor (URI)
- RV Hugh R. Sharp (University of Delaware Marine and Earth Studies, in service 2005)
- DV JOIDES Resolution
- SSV Robert C Seamans (Sea Education Association)
- RV Savannah (SkIO)
- RV Te Vega (Hopkins Marine Station)
- RV Thomas G. Thompson (University of Washington)
- RV Vantuna (Occidental College)
- RV FG Walton Smith
- RV White Holly ()
- RV Zephyr Outbound Marine Pacific Northwest (Private ownership, for hire)
- RV Pelican (LUMCON (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium))
- RV Rachel Carson, University of Washington, formerly University Marine Biological Station Millport, UK
Vietnam[]
- HSV- 6613 Ocean surveillance ship (Giao su, Vien si Tran Dai Nghia)
Survey ships[]
Argentina[]
- ARA Comodoro Rivadavia (1974–present)
- ARA Puerto Deseado (1978–present)
Australia[]
- HMAS Barcoo (K375) (1946-1964)
- HMAS Benalla (J323) (1943-1945)
- HMAS Benalla (A 04) (1990–present)
- HMAS Bungaree (1944)
- HMAS Cook (1973-1998)
- HMAS Diamantina (K377) (1959-1980)
- HMS Fantome (1906-1914)
- HMAS Flinders (1981-1990)
- HMAS Gascoyne (K354) (1959-1966)
- HMAS Kookaburra (1956-1958)
- HMAS Horsham (1944-1956)
- HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) (2000–present)
- HMAS Melville (A 246) (2000–present)
- HMAS Mermaid (A 02) (1989–present)
- HMAS Moresby (1918) (1933-1934, 1935-1946)
- HMAS Moresby (1963) (1964-1999)
- HMAS Paluma (A 01) (1989–present)
- HMAS Shepparton (J248) (1943-1946)
- HMAS Shepparton (A 03) (1990–present)
- HMAS Warreen (1952-1666)
Canada[]
- HMCS Acadia (1919-1923, 1925-1939, 1945-1969)
- HMCS Cartier (1919-1939)
- HMCS Cedarwood (1948-1958)
Chile[]
- AGS 61 Cabo de Hornos (2013)
France[]
- A758 Beautemps-Beaupré
- A791 Lapérouse
- A792 Borda
- A793 Laplace
Greece[]
- HS Naftilos (A-478)
- HS Pytheas (A-474)
- HS Strabon (A-476)
India[]
- INS Mesh (J34)
- INS Sandhayak (J18)
- INS Nirdeshak (J19)
- INS Nirupak (J14)
- INS Investigator (J15)
- INS Jamuna (J16)
- INS Sutlej (J17)
- INS Darshak (J20)
- INS Sarvekshak (J22)
Italy[]
- Aretusa A5304
- Galatea A5308
- Ammiraglio Magnaghi A5303
Japan[]
- AGS Shonan
- AGS Nichinan
- AGS Suma
- AGS Futami
Netherlands[]
- (1929-1942)[16]
- (1952-1972)[16][17]
- (1952-1973)[18]
- HNLMS Tydeman (A906) (10 November 1976 - 3 June 2004), sold and renamed Plancius in 2007[19]
- HNLMS Snellius (A802) (2003-)[20]
- HNLMS Luymes (A803) (2004-)[20]
New Zealand[]
- SMB Adventure (1998–present)
- HMNZS Lachlan (F364) (1949–1975)
- HMNZS Manawanui (to be commissioned 2019)
- HMNZS Monowai (A06) (1975–1997)
- HMNZS Resolution (A14) (1997-2012)
- HMNZS Takapu (1980–2000)
- RV Tangaroa (1991–present)
- HMNZS Tarapunga (1980–2000)
- HMNZS Tui (T234) (1956–1967)
- HMNZS Tui (1970) (1970–1997)
Poland[]
Republic of Korea[]
- ROKS Sincheonji
- ROKS Sinsegi
- R/V ISABU
South Africa[]
- SAS Protea (A324)
Spain[]
- BIO Hespérides
- B/O Sarmiento de Gamboa
- B/O García del Cid
- A-23 Antares
- A-24 Rigel
- A-31 Malaspina
- A-32 Tofiño
- A-91 Astrolabio
- A-92 Escándalo
Taiwan (Republic of China)[]
[]
- HMS Scott (Antarctic)
- HMS Protector
- HMS Roebuck (Coastal)
- HMS Gleaner (Coastal)
- HMS Magpie (Inshore)
- HMS Echo (Multi-Role Survey Vessel)
- HMS Enterprise (Multi-Role Survey Vessel)
United States[]
- NOAAS Fairweather
- NOAAS Rainier
- NOAAS Rude
- NOAAS Thomas Jefferson
- USNS Maury and USNS Tanner
- USNS Pathfinder
- USNS Sumner
- USNS Bowditch
- USNS Henson
- USNS Bruce C. Heezen
- USNS Mary Sears
- Other members of the US Navy fleet with "AGS" notation
- USNS Josiah Willard Gibbs (T-AGOR-1) (1958-1971)
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