Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough  which is a research survey vessel ship was built in 2021.  She is 129 meters long, 24 meters wide and has a draught of  6.8 meters.  She sails under the flag of the United Kingdom.   She can carry 5806 t DWT. She is seen herfe passing the Port of Leith on the River forth.  The Royal Yacht Britannia can be seen in the middle background 

Sir David Attenborough  which is a research survey vessel ship was built in 2021.  She is 129 meters long, 24 meters wide and has a draught of  6.8 meters.  She sails under the flag of the United Kingdom.   She can carry 5806 t DWT. he RRS Sir David Attenborough is one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world. The state-of-the-art ship departed the UK for its maiden voyage on 17 November 2021.
In October 2020 the technical sea trials and scientific equipment testing began  and the ship was handed over to NERC and BAS by shipbuilder Cammell Laird on 27 November 2020.  This multidisciplinary research platform will transform how ship-borne science is conducted in the polar regions and provide scientists with state-of-the-art facilities to research the oceans, seafloor, ice and atmosphere.
The new polar ship was commissioned by NERC, built by Cammell Laird for operation by British Antarctic Survey. The commissioning of the RRS Sir David Attenborough is part of a major Government investment in polar infrastructure which will keep Britain at the forefront of world-leading research in Antarctica and the Arctic. This Â£200m commitment represents the UK Governmentâs largest investment in polar science since the 1980s.
Britain has been a world leader in polar exploration and research for over a century. Today, studying these remote regions is crucial in helping us understand changes in our planetâs oceans, marine life and climate system.
The RRS James Clark Ross was sold in August 2021 and the RRS Ernest Shackleton, was returned to its owners in 2019, after 20 years of polar duties for BAS.  This means a new, modern platform for Arctic and Antarctic research is needed. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), RRS Sir David Attenborough will be available year-round to the UK research community, including postgraduate trainees.
From the ship, scientists can deploy, operate and control a range of remotely piloted science instruments at the same time, meaning they can gather measurements from both airborne and marine remotely operated vehicles and autonomous platforms simultaneously.
She is also the first British polar research ship to feature a moon pool â a vertical shaft (~4 x 4 m) running through the vessel, open to both the air and sea. Using the moon pool, scientific equipment can be deployed and recovered through the centre, and most stable part, of the hull. This is easier and safer than deploying equipment over the side or stern, particularly in the polar oceansâ rough seas.
The ship has a number of built-in laboratories. However, itâs also possible to âplug-inâ portable, containerised laboratories. This makes science on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough much more flexible and, as technologies and techniques change, the containers can be reconfigured to ensure research teams have the facilities they need to conduct world-leading science.
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