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Research vessels by country include:

Argentina

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ARA Almirante Irízar, docked in Puerto de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
RSV Nuyina undergoing sea trials in the North Sea, November 2020

Australia

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Bangladesh

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  • RV Meen Shandhani
  • CVASU Research Vessel

Belgium

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Bermuda

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Chile

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China

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Colombia

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Cook Islands

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Denmark

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Dana (IV) in Hirtshals harbour, 2004

See also List of Danish research ships, which includes ships used only for expeditions

Faroe Islands (self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

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  • R/V Jákup Sverri (2020–present)

Greenland (self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

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  • R/V Sanna (2012–present)
  • R/V Tarajoq (2021–present)

Finland

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France

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RV Pourquoi Pas? harboured in Brest, France.
Tara in Port Lay, Île de Groix, 2009

Germany

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RV Maria S. Merian
FRV Clupea
Research ship Planet of the German Navy
RV Sonne (2014)

Greece

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RV Aegaeo (Greece)

Iceland

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  • RV Árni Friðriksson
  • RV Bjarni Sæmundsson

India

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Iran

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Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

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Ireland

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RV Celtic Explorer, a multi-purpose research vessel at sea in Galway Bay, Ireland.
  • RV Celtic Explorer
  • RV Celtic Voyager
  • RV Keary
  • RV Geo
  • RV Tonn
  • M.V. Cosantóir Bradán
  • RV Tom Crean
RV Alliance, NATO Research Vessel under Italian Navy flag since January 1, 2016
RV Elettra of the Italian Navy

Italy

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  • RV Andrea
  • RV Astrea
  • RV Cerruti
  • RV Dallaporta
  • RV Furetto
  • RV Italica
  • RV Laura Bassi
  • 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
  • RV Cormorano II

Italian Navy

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Japan

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Japanese icebreaker Shirase

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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  • Shirase
  • JS Suma (AGS-5103)
  • JS Wakasa (AGS-5104)
  • JS Nichinan (AGS-5105)
  • JS Shonan (AGS-5106)

Kazakhstan

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Lebanon

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  • RV Cana cnrs

Mauritania

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  • RV Almoravide
  • RV N´diago
  • RV Al Awam
  • RV Amrigue

Netherlands

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The Pelagia on Texel, 05th of March 2013

New Zealand

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RV Tangaroa

Norway

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RV Håkon Mosby harboured in Longyearbyen.
  • RV G.M. Dannevig
  • RV Johan Hjort
  • RV Helmer Hanssen (Jan Mayen)
  • RV Håkon Mosby
  • RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen
  • RV Kronprins Haakon (2018–present)
  • RV Johan Ruud
  • RV G.O. Sars
  • RV Trygve Braarud
  • RV Bjørn Føyn
  • RV Lance

Pakistan

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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RV Oceania, research sailing vessel of Polish Academy of Sciences
RV Kaszubski Brzeg of The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
  • 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

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Portuguese Navy

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Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere

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  • NI Mar Portugal
  • NI Noruega
  • NI Diplodus
  • NI Tellina (2003-2019)
  • NI Capricórnio (1994-2008)

University of Azores

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  • NI Arquipélago

Romania

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  • RV Mare Nigrum

Soviet Union/Russia

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RV Akademik Ioffe
RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in the Baltic Sea.
RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov, moored in Bremerhaven.
RV Kapitan Dranitsyn, 2006.
RV Professor Bogorov, 1979 USSR stamp.

Source:[8][9]

  • RV Bar
  • RV Belomor
  • RV Dalniye Zelentsy
  • RV Dmitriy Ovtsyn
  • RV Dmitry Peskov
  • RV Fritiof Nansen
  • RV Gelendzhik
  • RV Geo Arctic
  • RV Geofizik
  • RV Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin
  • RV Gidrobiolog
  • RV Grigoriy Mikheyev
  • RV Iskatel-5
  • RV Ivan Kireyev
  • RV Ivan Kruzenshtern
  • RV Ivan Petrov
  • RV Jakov Smirnitskiy
  • RV Kapitan Dranitsyn
  • RV Kol'skaja
  • RV Mikhail Verbitskiy
  • RV Mirazh
  • RV Pavel Gordienko
  • RV Persey (operated between 1922 and 1941, the first Soviet research vessel)
  • RV Priboy
  • 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 Petr Kottsov
  • RV Rift
  • RV Semyon Dezhnev
  • RV Sergey Kravkov
  • RV Taimyr
  • RV Tor
  • RV Viktor Buynitskiy
  • RV Vityaz (III) (retired)
  • RV Vladimir Sukhoskiyv
  • RV Vyacheslav Frolov
  • RV Yakov Smirnitskiy
  • RV Yuzhmorgeologiya
  • RV Zapolyarjye
  • RV Akademik Aleksandr Nesmeyanov (decommissioned)
  • RV Akademik Aleksandr Sidorenko (decommissioned)
  • RV Akademik Korolyov (decommissioned)
  • RV Akademik Kovalevskiy (decommissioned)
  • RV Akademik Kurchatov (decommissioned)
  • RV Akademik Vernadskiy (decommissioned)
  • RV Akvanavt (decommissioned)
  • RV Aleksei Chirikov (decommissioned)
  • RV Amur (decommissioned)
  • RV Andrei Vilkitzky (decommissioned)
  • RV Arktika (decommissioned)
  • RV Artemida (decommissioned)
  • RV Atmosfera (decommissioned)
  • RV Boris Davidov (decommissioned)
  • RV Briz (decommissioned)
  • RV Buran (decommissioned)
  • RV Dmitriy Mendeleev (decommissioned)
  • RV Eduard Tolly (decommissioned)
  • RV Faddey Bellinsgausen (decommissioned)
  • RV Fyodor Matisen (decommissioned)
  • RV Fyodor Litke (decommissioned)
  • RV Gals (decommissioned)
  • RV Gidrolog (decommissioned)
  • RV Gidrofizik (decommissioned)
  • RV Gigrometr (decommissioned)
  • RV Glubina (decommissioned)
  • RV Groza (decommissioned)
  • RV Ikhtiandr (decommissioned)
  • RV Impuls (decommissioned)
  • RV Kompas (decommissioned)
  • RV Leonid Morozov (decommissioned)
  • RV Lugovoe (decommissioned)
  • RV Mangazeya (decommissioned)
  • RV Metan (decommissioned)
  • RV Mikhail Lomonosov (decommissioned)
  • RV Miklukho Maklay (decommissioned)
  • RV Murmanskaja (decommissioned)
  • RV Nikolay Yevgenov (decommissioned)
  • RV Okean (decommissioned)
  • RV Odissey (decommissioned)
  • RV Pamyat Merkuriya (decommissioned)
  • RV Pavel Bashmakov (decommissioned)
  • RV Pomor (decommissioned)
  • RV Priliv (decommissioned)
  • RV Professor Zubov (decommissioned)
  • RV Roumb (decommissioned)
  • RV Shelf (decommissioned)
  • RV Smolensk (decommissioned)
  • RV Tantal (decommissioned)
  • RV Vadim Popov (decommissioned)
  • RV Valentin Shashin (decommissioned)
  • RV Valerian Uryvayev (decommissioned)
  • RV Vityaz (IV) (decommissioned)
  • RV Vsevolod Timonov (decommissioned)
  • RV Vulkanolog (decommissioned)
  • RV Yantar (decommissioned)
  • RV Yaroslavets (decommissioned)
  • RV Zenit (decommissioned)

South Africa

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S.A. Agulhas II

Spain

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RV Sarmiento de Gamboa

Spanish Navy

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Spanish National Research Council

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Instituto Español de Oceanografía

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Secretaría General del Mar

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Sweden

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  • R/V Oscar von Sydow (1976–present)
  • R/V Skagerak (1968) (1968–present)
  • R/V Skagerak (2017) (2021–present)
  • R/V Svea (2019–present)

Turkey

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Taiwan (Republic of China)

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Taiwan Ocean Research Institute

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National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium

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Republic of China Navy

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Ukraine

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Noosfera

United Kingdom

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Natural Environment Research Council

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National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

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RRS Discovery (III), retired at the end of 2012 after 50 year's service.

British Antarctic Survey

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Scottish Association for Marine Science

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Newcastle University

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University Marine Biological Station Millport

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(London & Glasgow Universities)

Swansea University

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Cardiff University

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P&O Maritime

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(Bangor University)

PEML, University of Liverpool

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Marine Scotland

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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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Environment Agency

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(National Marine Service)

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland

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Gardline Geoservices Ltd

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Others

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United States

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R/V Yaquina at sea
NOAA Research Ship Ka'Imimana (R-333).
NOAAS Rainier with her namesake, Mount Rainier, in the background.
RV Atlantis is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
RV Savannah at its home dock at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

Florida Institute of Oceanography

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  • RV Bellows
  • RV Suncoaster

Oregon State University

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Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory

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Marine Biological Laboratory

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  • RV Gemma

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

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  • RV John H. Martin
  • RV Point Sur
  • RV Sheila B

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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http://www.moc.noaa.gov/flt_char.htm

Ocean Alliance

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  • RV Odyssey

Schmidt Ocean Institute

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  • RV Falkor

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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United States Antarctic Program

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United States Coast Guard

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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United States Navy

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Others

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Vietnam

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Survey ships

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Argentina

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Argentine Navy survey ship ARA Puerto Deseado.

Australia

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Royal Australian Navy survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245).

Canada

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Chile

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France

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French Navy survey ship A758 Beautemps-Beaupré.

Greece

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  • HS Naftilos (A-478)
  • HS Pytheas (A-474)
  • HS Strabon (A-476)

India

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Poland

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Polish Navy survey ship ORP Heweliusz and fleet tanker ORP Bałtyk.

Republic of Korea

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  • ROKS Sincheonji
  • ROKS Sinsegi
  • R/V ISABU

South Africa

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Spain

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  • 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)

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United Kingdom - Royal Navy

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Main article: List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy ocean survey vessel HMS Scott.

Humber Sentinel

United States

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Oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder.

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