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RV David Thompson

RV David Thompson is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand RV David Thompson rather than just read about it. In short: RV David Thompson is a Parks Canada mid-shore scientific research and survey vessel, that entered service in 2016. It is named after David Thompson, the pioneering explorer and surveyor of Canada.

Key takeaways

RV David Thompson belongs to mathematics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect RV David Thompson to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of RV David Thompson from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

RV David Thompson is a Parks Canada mid-shore scientific research and survey vessel, that entered service in 2016. It is named after David Thompson, the pioneering explorer and surveyor of Canada. RV David Thompson has been used to carry out underwater archaeology work with Parks Canada during the survey of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the two Franklin Expedition ships lost in Northern Canadian waters. The vessel was formerly a fisheries patrol vessel of the Canadian Coast Guard named CCGS Arrow Post.

Description David Thompson is of steel construction and is 29.0 metres (95 ft 2 in) long overall and 26.5 metres (86 ft 11 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 8.8 metres (28 ft 10 in) and a draught of 3.4 metres (11 ft 2 in). The ship is powered by one Caterpillar 3512 geared diesel engine rated at 954 kilowatts (1,279 hp) driving a single controllable pitch propeller and a bow thruster. This gives the ship a maximum speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph). The ship has a fuel capacity of 52.6 m3 (11,600 imp gal) giving the ship a range of 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and an endurance of 28 days. The ship is also equipped with two Caterpillar 3306 generators and one Caterpillar 3406 emergency generator. David Thompson is equipped with two rigid-hulled inflatable boats and has one HIAB seacrane capable of lifting 1.3 t (1.3 long tons; 1.4 short tons). The ship has a complement of six, and while with the Canadian Coast Guard operated with three officer and three crew. David Thompson has six berths.

Service history Arrow Post was ordered by the Canadian Coast Guard from Hike Metal Products for construction at their yard in Wheatley, Ontario with the yard number 93. The ship was launched and completed in 1991. The ship was commissioned in 1992. The ship was based in Prince Rupert in British Columbia and registered in Ottawa, Ontario. In Coast Guard service, Arrow Post was primarily used for fisheries patrol. However, the ship was also used to carry out scientific research. Arrow Post was refit in 2012 by Allied Shipbuilders. In October 2014, Arrow Post was one of the Coast Guard vessels used to monitor the disabled Russian merchant vessel Simishur after it lost power off Haida Gwaii in British Columbia. The vessel was later taken under tow by CCGS Gordon Reid. In 2016, Arrow Post was transferred from the Canadian Coast Guard to Parks Canada. The vessel was refitted as a research vessel by Canadian Maritime Engineering of Nanaimo, British Columbia beginning in April 2017. In June 2017, the ship was used for a marine archeology expedition at the underwater wreck site of HMS Terror in the Arctic. The vessel returned with divers for archaeological expeditions to the wreck of HMS Erebus in 2018 and HMS Terror in 2019.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with RV David Thompson

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what RV David Thompson claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to RV David Thompson before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about RV David Thompson ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of RV David Thompson

In research: RV David Thompson appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses RV David Thompson in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: RV David Thompson is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1992 ships, IMO numbers, Research vessels of Canada, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for RV David Thompson outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study RV David Thompson in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what RV David Thompson means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain RV David Thompson out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is RV David Thompson in simple terms?

RV David Thompson is a Parks Canada mid-shore scientific research and survey vessel, that entered service in 2016. It is named after David Thompson, the pioneering explorer and surveyor of Canada.

Why does RV David Thompson matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study RV David Thompson?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on RV David Thompson.