- Research & Survey Vessels

101. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German multi-task research ship prepares for undocking at the Babcock New Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) shipyard in Auckland, NZ following refit.
Date: February 2003
Image ID 2143

102. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German multi-task research ship prepares for undocking at the Babcock New Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) shipyard in Auckland, NZ following a refit.
Date: February 2003
Image ID 2144

103. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German-owned multi task research vessel, in drydock at the Babcock New Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) shipyard in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: February 2003
Image ID 2145

104. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German multi-task research ship in drydock at Babcock New Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) in Auckland, NZ.
Date: February 2003
Image ID 2148

105. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) - water-blasting the German multi-task research ship in drydock at the Babcock New Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) shipyard, Auckland, NZ.
Date: February 2003
Image ID 2150

106. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German-owned multi-task research vessel departs Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 26 April 2007
Image ID 3936

107. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) a German-owned multi-task research vessels outbound from Auckland, NZ.
Date: 26 April 2007
Image ID 3937

108. The German deep sea research vessel SONNE (8554grt/2350dwt/IMO 9633927), launched in April 2014, outbound from Auckland following a short 3-day stop-over in port. She is owned by the German Government...
Date: 1 May 2016
Image ID 10451

109. The German deep sea research vessel SONNE (8554grt/2350dwt/IMO 9633927), launched in April 2014, outbound from Auckland following a short 3-day stop-over in port. She is owned by the German Government...
Date: 1 May 2016
Image ID 10452

110. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship...
Date: 26 October 2022
Image ID 12716

111. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship...
Date: 26 October 2022
Image ID 12717

112. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship...
Date: 26 October 2022
Image ID 12718

113. TAN SUO YI HAO (1984/5073gt/2448dwt/IMO 8315451, ex- HAI YANG SHI YOU 299, HAI YANG SHI YO 299, SEAWAY EXPLORER, NORTHERN EXPLORER, EXPLORER II) - A rare visitor to Auckland, the Chinese research ship...
Date: 26 October 2022
Image ID 12719

114. TANGAROA (1991/2282-grt), a stern trawler/research vessel operated by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand.
Date: 16 May 2005
Image ID 129

115. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095gt) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, sails from Auckland,...
Date: 15 March 2009
Image ID 5260

116. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095gt) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, sails from Auckland,...
Date: 15 March 2009
Image ID 5261

117. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095 grt/IMO 8814419) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, arrives...
Date: 9 April 2014
Image ID 9531

118. THOMAS G. THOMPSON (AGOR-23/1991/3095 grt/IMO 8814419) an oceanographic research vessel owned by the US Navy and sailing under charter to the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, arrives...
Date: 9 April 2013
Image ID 9532

119. TOWNSEND CROMWELL (1963/IMO 7309546. Renamed LAU TRADER) - a former fisheries research ship, part of the US national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet, she was decommissioned in 2002...
Date: 2004
Image ID 1158

120. TOWNSEND CROMWELL (1963/IMO 7309546. Renamed LAU TRADER) - a former fisheries research ship, part of the US national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fleet, she was decommissioned in 2002...
Date: 2004
Image ID 1159

121. TRAILBLAZER (1983/586grt, former IMO# 8310138) - built by North American Shipbuilding, she is a former research vessel now decommissioned and converted to a luxury private motor yacht. She is seen...
Date: 18 April 2012
Image ID 7927

122. TRAILBLAZER (1983/586grt, former IMO# 8310138) - built by North American Shipbuilding, she is a former research vessel now decommissioned and converted to a luxury private motor yacht. She is seen...
Date: 20 April 2012
Image ID 7928

123. UMITAKA MARU (2000/1886grt/IMO 9231078) fisheries research ship of the Tokyo University of Marine Science. She is seen here alongside Queens Wharf, Auckland.
Date: 1 Feb 2010
Image ID 6019

124. UMITAKA MARU (2000/1886grt/IMO 9231078) - a fisheries research ship of the Tokyo Univrsity of Marine Science. She is seen here alongside in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 1 Feb 2010
Image ID 6021

125. XUE LONG ( 1993/14997grt/IMO 8877899) a Chinese research vessel, seen here outbound from Melbourne, Australia, making for southern waters. On 23 March 2014 she sailed from the west Australian port of...
Date: 8 January 2009
Image ID 5288

126. YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt/IMO 8711019) - Captain Sadao Ishida, master of the JAMSTEC (Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science & Technology) research/support ship YOKOSUKA which carries the world's...
Date: 19 October 2004
Image ID 2139

127. YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt/IMO 8711019) - part of the JAMSTEC (Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science & Technology) fleet, this research/support ship carries the world's deepest-diving submersible SHINKAI...
Date: 19 October 2004
Image ID 2166

128. YOKOSUKA (1990/4339grt/IMO 8711019) operated by the Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), this research/support ship carries the worlds' deepest-diving submersible SHINKAI 6500,...
Date: 19 October 2004
Image ID 2167

129. YOKOSUKA (1990/4339grt/IMO 8711019) - one of the JAMSTEC (Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology) research/support ship which carries the world's deepest-diving submersible SHINKAI 6500...
Date: 19 October 2004
Image ID 2169

130. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000-displacement) a Chinese missile tracking/space event support ship, sailing from Queens Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 2002
Image ID 1222

131. YUAN WANG 2 (1979-21000-displacement) a Chinese missile tracking/space event support ship, departs Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 2002
Image ID 1223

132. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/2100 tonnes displacement) - Built in Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai, she is one of six Chinese space tracking ships regularly deployed in the North and South Pacific, Indian and South...
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2293

133. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement) - Built in Hudong Shipyard, Shanghai, she is one of six Chinese space tracking ships regularly deployed into the North and South Pacific, Indian and South...
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2295

134. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement), arrival, Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2296

135. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement) - Crew and scientists line the rails as the space-tracking ship berths in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2297

136. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement) - Crew and scientists line her rails as the space-tracking ship berths in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2298

137. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement) - Crew and scientists line her rails to watch the quayside welcome as the space-tracking ship berths in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2299

138. YUAN WANG 2 (1979/21000 tonnes displacement) - Flag-waving members of the local Chinese community welcomes the Chinese space-tracking ship on her arrival in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: 23 October 2005
Image ID 2301

139. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over after helping monitor China's latest space mission, the...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7271

140. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - as the commuter ferry KEA passes, the Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over after helping monitor...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7272

141. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a six-day R&R stop-over after helping monitor China's latest space mission, the...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7273

142. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A large number of local Chinese were on hand to give a dockside welcome to the Chinese satellite tracking ship as she arrived in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7275

143. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A large number of local Chinese were on hand to give a dockside welcome to the Chinese satellite tracking ship as arrives in Auckland from Suva, Fiji for a...
Date: 22 November 2011
Image ID 7276

144. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8947

145. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8948

146. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8949

147. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8950

148. YUAN WANG 6 (2006/22686gt/IMO 9439527) - A Chinese satellite tracking ship arrives in Auckland, making her second call at the port within 18 months. She was here previously in November 2011.
Date: 19 May 2013
Image ID 8951

149. YUAN WANG 5 (2007/22686grt/11000dwt/IMO 9413054) - a Chinese satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship enters the Rangitoto Channel on approach to Auckland under sunrise-tinted grey rain clouds...
Date: 29 September 2016
Image ID 10585

150. YUAN WANG 5 (2007/22686grt/11000dwt/IMO 9413054) - a Chinese satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship arriving into Auckland under sunrise-tinted grey rain clouds. She is here in port until 5...
Date: 29 September 2016
Image ID 10586