RRS Discovery II
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RRS Discovery II |
| Operator | National Institute of Oceanography |
| Builder | Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 295 |
| Launched | 2 November 1928 |
| Completed | November 1929 |
| Maiden voyage | 14 December 1929 – 31 May 1931 |
| Out of service | 7 September 1962 |
| Identification | Official number : 161322 |
| Fate | Broken up 25 March 1963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Royal Research Ship |
| Tonnage | 1036 GRT[1] |
| Length | 80 m[1] |
| Beam | 11 m[1] |
| Draft | 6 m[1] |
| Installed power | Triple oil-burning engines[1] |
| Propulsion | Single screw[1] |
| Speed | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h)[1] |
RRS Discovery II was a British Royal Research Ship which, during her operational lifetime of about 30 years, carried out considerable hydrographical and marine biological survey work in Antarctic waters and the Southern Ocean in the course of the Discovery Investigations research program. Built in Port Glasgow, launched in 1928 and completed in 1929, she was the first purpose-built oceanographic research vessel[2] and was named after Robert Falcon Scott's 1901 ship, RRS Discovery.[3]
Career
The ship's maiden voyage took place from December 1929 to May 1931 and consisted of a hydrographic survey of the
aviator Lincoln Ellsworth and his English copilot Herbert Hollick-Kenyon after their aircraft ditched in the Ross Sea near the Bay of Whales.[3]
During the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "RRS Discovery II". RFA Ships. RFA Nostalgia. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Stephenson, Jane (2009). "Archives of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton" (PDF). Special Collections Newsletter 2009, p.5. University of Southampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "RFA Discovery II". Historical RFA. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
