51. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (1992/6174grt/IMO 9007257) a research ship/icebreaker of the US Antarctic Program, she is seen here approaching the VT Fitzroy drydock in Auckland, New Zealand. The tug is the Port... Date: 3 September 2004 Image ID 2117
52. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (1992/6174grt/IMO 9007257) - part of the US Antarctic Program, this research ship/icebreaker is seen here leaving Calliope Wharf and about to enter the VT Fitzroy drydock in... Date: 20 March 2017 Image ID 10900
53. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (1992/6174grt/IMO 9007257) - part of the US Antarctic Program, this research ship/icebreaker is seen here about to enter the VT Fitzroy drydock in Devonport. She was last in... Date: 20 March 2017 Image ID 10901
54. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13096
55. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13097
56. OCEAN TITAN (1989/2014gt/742dwt/IMO 8835231,ex-KA’IMIMOANA, TITAN), a 68.28m US oceanographic research vessel, outbound from Auckland this afternoon bound for Guam. She is operated and managed by... Date: 20 June 2023 Image ID 13098
57. PACIFIC HORIZON (1964/1792grt/IMO 6413807, ex-SUBSEA 1, NORTHSEA HUNTER, ERICH OLLENHAUER) berthed at Southampton. In 2014 she is registered as PACIFIC HORIZON in the St. Vincent as a research and... Date: 1999 Image ID 2122
58. PACIFIC TITAN (1982/3211grt/IMO 8208385. Renamed REFLECT SCORPIO) a Singaporean-flagged seismic survey vessel, alongside in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time of this picture she was operated by Swire... Date: 2005 Image ID 7869
59. POLARCUS AMANI (2012/7709grt/4350dwt/IMO 9610171) a oceanographic research ship, arrives at Corio Quay, Geelong, Australia. The ship is currently undertaking exploratory works in tandem with the tug... Date: 11 December 2016 Image ID 10753
60. PROFESSIONAL SKIPPER MAGAZINE, NEW ZEALAND Date: 2004 Image ID 6311
61. PROFESSOR KHROMOV (1983/1754grt/IMO 8010350) built as a hydrographic research ship, she is currently operated by Heritage Expeditions of Christchurch, NZ and sails under the name SPIRIT OF ENDERBY.... Date: 9 March 2005 Image ID 2126
62. PROFESSOR KHROMOV (1983/1754grt/IMO 8010350) currently sails under the name SPIRIT OF ENDERBY and is operated by Heritage Expeditions of Christchurch, New Zealand. She was built as a hydrograp[hic... Date: 9 March 2005 Image ID 2128
63. PROFESSOR KHROMOV (1983/1754grt/IMO 8010350) currently sails under the name SPIRIT OF ENDERBY and is operated by Heritage Expeditions of Christchurch, New Zealand. She was built as a hydrographic... Date: 1 APRIL 2008 Image ID 4595
64. R.V.TRITON (2000/2336grt/IMO 4906551) is a hullform research ship built by Vosper Thornycroft, UK to evaluate the structural and seakeeping performance of the trimaran hull for the Royal Navy's Future... Date: April 2000 Image ID 1210
65. R.V. TRITON (2000/2236grt/IMO 4906551) is a hullform research ship, built by Vosper Thornycroft, UK to evaluate the structural and seakeeping of the trimaran hull for the Royal Navy's Future Surface... Date: April 2000 Image ID 1211
66. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand.... Date: August 1985 Image ID 1142
67. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand.... Date: August 1985 Image ID 1143
68. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand.... Date: August 1985 Image ID 1144
69. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,... Date: 11 January 2013 Image ID 8520
70. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand.... Date: 1985 Image ID 8531
71. RAINBOW WARRIOR (1)- built in 1955 as the trawler Sir William Hardy for the UK Ministry of Fisheries ans Food, is seen here just days after her bombing by French DGSE agents in Auckland, New Zealand.... Date: 1985 Image ID 8532
72. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation rounds North Head with Rangitoto Island providing a suitably... Date: 11 January 2013 Image ID 8521
73. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,... Date: 11 January 2013 Image ID 8540
74. RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) [2011/855grt/IMO 9575383] the third vessel to carry the name and current flagship of the Greenpeace organisation glides serenely through the glassy waters of the Hauraki Gulf,... Date: 11 January 2013 Image ID 8541
75. SHIPS MONTHLY (UK) - APRIL 2013 Date: April 2013 Image ID 8866
76. Greenpeace's RAINBOW WARRIOR (3) about to round North Head, outbound from Auckland, New Zealand bound for Suva, Fiji following a 9-day stopover in the "City of Sails". She was in Auckland to mark the... Date: 31 July 2015 Image ID 10153
77. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU], is manoeuvred into the VT Fitzroy drydock in Devonport, Auckland, NZ for an underwater hull survey. She... Date: 17 May 2005 Image ID 69
78. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] manoeuvres off the entrance to the VT Fitzroy drydock in Auckland, NZ. She now serves as a hospital ship... Date: 16 May 2005 Image ID 70
79. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] enters the VT Fitzroy drydock, Auckland, NZ. She now serves as a hospital ship in Bangladesh. Date: 16 May 2005 Image ID 72
80. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] in drydock at the VT Fitzroy shipyard in Auckland, NZ. She now serves as a hospital ship in Bangladesh. Date: 18 May 2005 Image ID 74
81. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] in drydock at the VT Fitzroy shipyard, Auckland, NZ. She now serves as a hospital ship in Bangladesh. Date: 18 May 2005 Image ID 77
82. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] undocking from the VT Fitzroy drydock, Auckland, NZ assisted by the tug MAHIA. RAINBOW WARRIOR now... Date: 23 May 2005 Image ID 78
83. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] awaits undocking from the VT Fitzroy drydock, Auckland, NZ after receiving an underwater hull inspection... Date: 23 May 2005 Image ID 80
84. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] is towed from the VT Fitzroy drydock by the tug MAHIA to a berth at Princes Wharf on the Auckland... Date: 23 May 2005 Image ID 81
85. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] following float-out after drydocking, Auckland, NZ. The tug MAHIA assists. RAINBOW WARRIOR now serves as... Date: 23 May 2005 Image ID 82
86. RAINBOW WARRIOR (2)[1957/555grt/IMO 5300481, ex-GRAMPIAN FAME, ROSS KASHMIR. Renamed RONGDHONU] outbound from Auckland, NZ, bound for Matauri Bay, Northland, to take part in the 20th anniversary... Date: 8 July 2005 Image ID 791
87. ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24/1996/3180grt/IMO 9075228) - a Global-class oceanographic research vessel built by Halter Marine in Mississippi and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of San... Date: 21 April 2015 Image ID 10076
88. ROGER REVELLE (AGOR 24/1996/3180grt/IMO 9075228) - a Global-class oceanographic research vessel built by Halter Marine in Mississippi and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of San... Date: 21 April 2015 Image ID 10077
89. RSS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - the largest oceanographic research ship available in the UK, is operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton... Date: 1999 Image ID 2081
90. RRS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - an oceanographic research ship operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton Oceanographic Research Centre, is the... Date: 1999 Image ID 2082
91. RRS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - an oceanographic research ship operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton Oceanographic Research Centre, is the... Date: 1998 Image ID 8542
92. RRS DISCOVERY (1962, rebuilt 1992/3008grt/IMO 5090660) - the largest oceanographic research ship available in the UK, is operated worldwide by the NERC Research Ship Unit at the Southampton... Date: 27 July 2012 Image ID 8128
93. SAM SIMON (1993/484grt/323dwt/IMO 9053452, ex-NEW ATLANTIS, KAIKO MARU No. 8) - one of the Sea Shepherd Conservation fleet, seen here alongside in Melbourne. Used by the group to confront the Southern... Date: 8 June 2013 Image ID 9011
94. SAM SIMON (1993/484grt/323dwt/IMO 9053452, ex-NEW ATLANTIS, KAIKO MARU No. 8) - one of the Sea Shepherd Conservation fleet, seen here berthing in Auckland at the start of an 18-day maiden call. SAM... Date: 23 October 2014 Image ID 9795
95. SHINKAI 6500 (1989/25.8 tons), the world's deepest diving submersible, sits aboard her transportation cradle. In the foreground is the winch abaord the research/support ship YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt). Date: 19 October 2004 Image ID 2132
96. SHINKAI 6500 (1989/25.8 tons) is the world's deepest diving submersible capable of depths of up to 6400 metres. She is carried aboard the support ship YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt). Date: 19 October 2004 Image ID 2133
97. SHINKAI 6500 (1989/25.8 tons) is the world's deepest diving submersible ccapable of depths of up to 6400 metres. She is carried aboard the support ship YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt). Date: 19 October 2004 Image ID 2134
98. SINKAI 6500 (1989/25.8 tons) is carried aboard the JAMSTEC (Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science & Technology) research/support ship YOKOSUKA (1990/4439grt) and is the deepest diving submersible in... Date: 19 October 2004 Image ID 2135
99. SONNE (1969/3557grt/IMO 6909777) - a German multi-task research ship, prepares for undocking at the Babcock Zealand (now VT Fitzroy) shipyard in Auckland, NZ following a refit. Date: February 2003 Image ID 2140
100. 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, following refit. Date: February 2003 Image ID 2141
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
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