List of research vessels by country

Research vessels by country include: See also List of Danish research ships, which includes ships used only for expeditions In addition to Danish research ships, Faroe Islands (self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark) operate their own: In addition to Danish research ships, Greenland (self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark) operate their own: [7] Italian Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operated vessels Source:[8][9] RRS Discovery (III), retired at the end of 2012 after 50 year's service.

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ARA Almirante Irízar , docked in Puerto de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires , Argentina.
RV Pourquoi Pas? harboured in Brest, France .
RV Maria S. Merian
Research ship Planet of the German Navy
RV Sonne (2014)
RV Aegaeo (Greece)
RV Celtic Explorer , a multi-purpose research vessel at sea in Galway Bay, Ireland.
RV Alliance , NATO Research Vessel under Italian Navy flag since January 1, 2016
RV Elettra of the Italian Navy
The Pelagia on Texel, 05th of March 2013
RV Tangaroa
RV Håkon Mosby harboured in Longyearbyen .
RV Oceania , research sailing vessel of Polish Academy of Science
RV Kaszubski Brzeg of The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
RV Akademik Ioffe
RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in the Baltic Sea .
RV Akademik Sergey Vavilov , moored in Bremerhaven .
RV Kapitan Dranitsyn , 2006.
RV Professor Bogorov, 1979 USSR stamp.
FRV Clupea
S.A. Agulhas II
R/V Yaquina at sea
NOAA Research Ship Ka'Imimana (R-333).
NOAAS Rainier with her namesake, Mount Rainier , in the background.
RV Atlantis is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
RV Savannah at its home dock at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography .
Argentine Navy survey ship ARA Puerto Deseado .
Royal Australian Navy survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) .
French Navy survey ship A758 Beautemps-Beaupré .
Polish Navy survey ship ORP Heweliusz and fleet tanker ORP Bałtyk .
Royal Navy ocean survey vessel HMS Scott .
Oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder .