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List of research vessels by country

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Research vessels by country include:

Algeria RV Belkacem Grine (2010)

Angola RV Baía Farta Pensador

Argentina

ARA Almirante Irízar ARA Puerto Deseado ARA Comodoro Rivadavia ARA Austral ARA Cormorán

Australia

RSV Nuyina Aurora Australis RV Franklin RV Investigator HMAS Cook (1973-1998) Nella Dan Southern Surveyor RV Solander RV Cape Ferguson

Survey vessels HMAS Barcoo (K375) (1946-1964) HMAS Benalla (J323) (1943-1945) HMAS Benalla (A 04) (1990) HMAS Bungaree (1944) 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) HMAS Melville (A 246) (2000) HMAS Mermaid (A 02) (1989) HMAS Moresby (1918) (1933-1934, 1935-1946) HMAS Moresby (1963) (1964-1999) HMAS Paluma (A 01) (1989) HMAS Shepparton (J248) (1943-1946) HMAS Shepparton (A 03) (1990) HMAS Warreen (1952-1966)

Bangladesh

RV Meen Shandhani (2016) CVASU Research Vessel

Belgium (EU)

RV Belgica (transferred to Ukraine, now RV Borys Aleksandrov) RV Zeeleeuw RV Simon Stevin

Bermuda RV Atlantic Explorer

Brazil

RV Professor W. Besnard (1967-2008) RV Atlântico Sul (1973) RV Alpha Crucis (2012) BNS H21 Sirius BNS H35 Amorim do Valle BNS H36 Taurus BNS H37 Garnier Sampaio BNS H38 Cruzeiro do Sul BNS H40 Antares

Bulgaria (EU)

Akademik Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii

Canada

RV Coriolis II

Canadian Coast Guard

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 CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier CCGS John Cabot (2020) CCGS Sir John Franklin

Parks Canada

RV David Thompson (1992) Gwaii Haanas II

University of Victoria

RV John Strickland

Government of Nunavut MV Nuliajuk

Qikiqtaaluk Corporation RV Celtic Voyager (bought from Ireland in 2023) RV Ludy Pudluk (2021)

Survey vessels HMCS Acadia (1919-1923, 1925-1939, 1945-1969) HMCS Cartier (1919-1939) HMCS Cedarwood (1948-1958)

Cape Verde RV Islândia (donated by Iceland in 1994)

Chile

Cabo de Hornos AGS 61

China

Xue Long Xue Long 2 Ji Di Tan Suo San Hao Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di Type 625 research vessel

Colombia

ARC Providencia ARC Malpelo ARC Quindio ARC Caribe ARC Roncador ARC Simon Bolivar BI Ancón

Cook Islands

Anuanua Moana (2023)

Croatia (EU) RV BIOS DVA

Survey vessels SV Hidra SV Palagruža

Czechia (EU)

University of South Bohemia

RV Clione

Czech Academy of Sciences

Ota Oliva Thor Heyerdahl (2009)

Denmark (EU)

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

Aurora (2014) Biologen (1932-1964) Dana I (1920-1922) Dana II (1921-1935) Dana III (1937-1980) Dana IV (1981) Dana V (expected in 2027) Sallingsund (1899-1932) Thor (1902-1919)

Faroe Islands RV Jákup Sverri (2020)

Greenland RV Sanna (2012) RV Tarajoq (2021)

Egypt

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries RV Salsabil RV Yarmouk

Estonia (EU)

Tallinn University of Technology

RV Salme

University of Tartu

AluDevil 33 Aurelie Emili 007 Fortuuna Welle

Estonian Maritime Museum

Mare (1983-2018)

Finland (EU)

Aranda (1953-1989) Aranda (1989) Muikku Aurelia Seili I Seili II Geomari Kaiku Saduria

France (EU)

RV Jean Charcot (1965-1989) RV Gwen-Drez (1976-2016) RV Côte d'Aquitaine

CNRS

RV Albert Lucas RV Antédon II RV Néréis II RV Neomysis RV Planula IV RV Sagitta III RV Sépia II

Ifremer

RV Anita Conti (operational in 2026) RV Antea RV L'Atalante RV Côtes de la Manche RV La Curieuse (transferred to a private owner) RV L'Europe RV Haliotis RV Marion Dufresne RV Pourquoi Pas? RV Thalassa RV Thalia RV Téthys II RV Le Suroît

French Ministry of Culture

Alfred Merlin (2021)

Cousteau Society RV Calypso (1950–1997) Anaconda Alcyone (1985)

Tara Ocean Foundation Tara Tara Polar Station

Des Requins et des Hommes Parsifal (2025)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands L'Astrolabe (1986-2017) L'Astrolabe (2016)

Survey vessels A758 Beautemps-Beaupré A791 Lapérouse A792 Borda A793 Laplace

Germany (EU)

FRV Capella (2004) FRV Clupea (2012) FRV Deneb (1994) FRV Komet (1998) FRV Solea (2004) FRV Walther Herwig III (1993) FRV Wega (1990) RV Haithabu (2014) RV Ludwig Prandtl (1983) RV Meteor (1924-1945) RV Meteor (1964) RV Senckenberg RV Sonne (1978-2014; sold to Argentina; now ARA Austral) RV Valdivia

German Navy

Planet (2005)

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

RV Meteor (1986) RV Sonne (2014)

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency

RV Atair (2021)

Alfred Wegener Institute

RV Uthörn (1947) RV Uthörn (1982) RV Mya (replaced by Mya II) RV Polarstern (1982) RV Heincke (1990) RV Mya II (2013)

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

RV Alexander von Humboldt (replaced by Maria S. Merian; now EV Nautilus) RV Professor A. Penck (1951-2010; replaced by RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese) RV Maria S. Merian (2006) RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese (2011)

GEOMAR Kiel

RV Südfall (1946 – 1966; 1958 renamed RV Hermann Wattenberg) RV Alkor (1966-1990) Sagitta (1966-1997) RV Littorina (1975) RV Poseidon (1976-2020; sold to Sea-Watch, now Humanity 1) RV Alkor (1990) Polarfuchs (1997)

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry RV Eugen Seibold (2018)

Greece (EU)

RV Aegaeo RV Philia

Survey vessels HS Naftilos (A-478) HS Pytheas (A-474) HS Strabon (A-476)

Iceland

Marine and Freshwater Research Institute RV Árni Friðriksson (2000) RV Bjarni Sæmundsson (1970-2025) RV Þórunn Þórðardóttir (2024)

Icelandic Coast Guard Survey vessel BALDUR (1991)

India

ORV Sindhu Sankalp ORV Samudra Ratnakar ORV Sindhu Sadhana ORV Sagar Sukhthi ORV Sagar Nidhi ORV Sagar Manjusha ORV Sagar Samrat ORV Sagar Paschimi ORV Sagar Kanya INS Sagardhwani FORV Sagar Sampada M.V GEO HINDSAGAR RV Gaveshani

Survey vessels INS Mesh (J34) INS Sandhayak (J18) (1981-2021) INS Nirdeshak (J19) (1982-2014) INS Nirupak (J20) (1985-2024) INS Investigator (J15) (1990) INS Jamuna (J16) (1991) INS Sutlej (J17) (1993) INS Darshak (J21) (2001) INS Sarvekshak (J22) (2002) INS Makar (J31) (2012) INS Sandhayak (J18) (2024)

Indonesia

Geomarin III (2014) RV MADIDIHANG-03

National Research and Innovation Agency

Baruna Jaya I Baruna Jaya III Baruna Jaya VIII

Indonesian Navy

KRI Rigel (2015) KRI Spica (2015) KRI Dewa Kembar KRI Pollux KAL Aries KAL Vega

Iran

Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

Khalije Fars sea explorer (2017)

Ireland (EU) RV Celtic Explorer (2003) RV Celtic Voyager (in 2023 sold to the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation of Nunavut) MV Cosantóir Bradán RV Geo RV Keary RV Lough Beltra (1988-1997) RV Tom Crean (2022) RV Tonn

Italy (EU)

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