Support Ship |
2019 |
| Operated by the British Antarctic Survey, on behalf of the UK Natural Environment Research Council. The RRS Sir David Attenborough is likely to replace both the existing UK Polar Research Ships, RRS Ernest Shackleton and RRS James Clark Ross.  |
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| Her Majesty's Government | RRS Sir David Attenborough | ZDLQ3 | 2019 | -- | ||||
Events | Login to Edit | |
| 2014-apr | Ordered | RRS Sir David Attenborough | ||||
| 2016-oct | Laid down | RRS Sir David Attenborough at Birkenhead | ||||
| 2018-jul-14 | Launched | RRS Sir David Attenborough at Cammell Laird | ||||
| 2019-sep | RRS Sir David Attenborough Royal Naming Ceremony, with Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. | |||||
| 2021-feb-8 | Trials | RRS Sir David Attenborough departed Holyhead for two weeks of sea and system trials. | ||||
| 2021-aug-9 | Aircraft | RRS Sir David Attenborough deck landing trials with Coastguard S-92 G-MCGH, while off Cornwall. | ||||
| 2021-oct-27 | Port Visit | RRS Sir David Attenborough visited London to support Polar Research / Ice Worlds exhibitions at the Greenwich National Maritime Museum, ahead of COP26 climate conference. | ||||
| 2022-nov-20 | Deployment | RRS Sir David Attenborough departed Harwich for 2022/23 Summer Season around Antarctica. | ||||
