4-610: The RRS Charles Darwin was a Royal Research Ship belonging to the British Natural Environment Research Council . Since 2006, she has been the geophysical survey vessel, RV Ocean Researcher , RRS Charles Darwin was built in 1985 by Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon . Named after the eminent English naturalist , she was used primarily for research in oceanography , geology , and geophysics . After 21 years of service, Charles Darwin
8-860: The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). A warrant from the monarch is required before a ship can be designated as an RRS. In the 1950s and 1960s the Royal Research Ships of the day were owned by the Admiralty , partially managed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), and run as ships of that fleet. The work of
12-708: Was led by Professor John Gould. Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton , studying climate change, have used RRS Charles Darwin to investigate the slowing of the Gulf Stream . Her final cruise was a geophysical survey for the British Geological Survey . Royal Research Ship A Royal Research Ship ( RRS ) is a merchant navy vessel of the United Kingdom that conducts scientific research for His Majesty's Government . Organisations operating such ships include;
16-579: Was retired in June 2006, and replaced by the RRS ; James Cook . Purchased by Gardline Marine Sciences Limited of Great Yarmouth , she was renamed RV Ocean Researcher , and now conducts geophysical surveys. RRS Charles Darwin carried out 180 research cruises, worldwide, in her 21 years as a Natural Environment Research Council ship. The first cruise, in 1985, in the Northeast Atlantic,
#209790