RV The Princess Royal

History
United Kingdom
Name	RV The Princess Royal
Namesake	Princess Anne of the United Kingdom
Owner	Newcastle University
Operator	Newcastle University Department of Marine Science and Technology[1]
Route	Coastal waters, rivers and estuaries of North East England.[1]
Builder	Alnmarintec, Blyth, UK[2][3]
Yard number	ALN 109[3]
Christened	4 February 2011[4]
Identification	Call sign: 2EYM2[5] MMSI number: 235089188[5]
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Research Vessel[6]
Displacement	35 t (34 long tons; 39 short tons)[3]
Length	18.9 m (62 ft) LOA[3]
Beam	7.42 m (24.3 ft)[3]
Draught	1.8 m (5.9 ft)[5]
Installed power	1,200 hp (890 kW)[1]
Propulsion	2 × Cummins QSM11 diesel engines[3] 2 × fixed pitch propellers[3]
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum),[3] 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (cruising)[1]
Range	400nm in sea state 4-5[1]
Boats & landing craft carried	5m inflatable RIB[3]

RV The Princess Royal is a research vessel owned and operated by Newcastle University as part of the School of Marine Science and Technology. Designed by in-house naval architects from the school, The Princess Royal replaced the previous RV Bernicia as the school's research vessel.

The Princess Royal has a twin hull, deep-vee form with each hull having a bulbous bow. The hull form aims to improve seakeeping, stability and fuel efficiency^[6] and was designed by the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. The ship was built by Alnmarintec in Blyth^[3] to MCA category 2 requirements and is constructed from aluminium alloy.^[6]

The Princess Royal is equipped with a 6.5 tonne-metre knuckle boom crane, a 2 tonne hydraulic A-frame, two trawl winches, a pot hauler two ROV winches and a 5-metre Rigid Inflatable Boat.^[3]

Powering the vessel are two MAN D2676 diesel engines coupled to two fixed-pitch propellers.^[1][3]

The Princess Royal is named after Princess Anne who christened the ship during a ceremony in Blyth on 4 February 2011.^[4]