A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles...

Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship. The vessel's home port is Severomorsk, where it is attached...

Canada. Small, approximately 20–25 metres (66–82 ft) long, fishery research vessel with a 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) draught, a speed of 12 knots with a...

Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)/GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel aboard the 8,554-ton Deep Ocean Research Vessel Sonne. The results...

series of research vessels being built for the Russian Navy, developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau. While officially these vessels are intended...

Research vessels by country include: ARA Almirante Irízar ARA Puerto Deseado ARA Comodoro Rivadavia ARA Austral RSV Nuyina RSV Aurora Australis RV Franklin...

is a type of research vessel, and may be designed for the purpose, modified for the purpose or temporarily put into the service as a vessel of opportunity...

RV Borys Aleksandrov is a Ukrainian research vessel which was built in 1984. She was previously manned by the Belgian Naval Component as RV Belgica and...

(IV), and would later become the research vessel Vema, one of the world's most productive oceanographic research vessels. The ship currently sails as the...

Royal Research Ship RV = Research Vessel SS = Steam Ship SV = Sailing vessel/Sailing Vessel (although these can be sub coded as type of sailing vessel) The...