Research vessels by country include:
Algeria
Angola
- RV BaÃÂa Farta
- Pensador
Argentina
Australia
Survey vessels
- (1946-1964)
- (1943-1945)
- (1990)
- (1944)
- (1959-1980)
- (1906-1914)
- HMAS Flinders (1981-1990)
- (1959-1966)
- (1956-1958)
- (1944-1956)
- (2000)
- (2000)
- (1989)
- (1933-1934, 1935-1946)
- (1964-1999)
- (1989)
- (1943-1946)
- (1990)
- (1952-1966)
Bangladesh
- RV Meen Shandhani (2016)
- CVASU Research Vessel
Belgium (EU)
Bermuda
Brazil
- RV Professor W. Besnard (1967-2008)
- RV Atlântico Sul (1973)
- RV Alpha Crucis (2012)
- BNS H21 Sirius
- BNS H35 Amorim do Valle
- BNS H36 Taurus
- BNS H37 Garnier Sampaio
- BNS H38 Cruzeiro do Sul
- BNS H40 Antares
Bulgaria (EU)
Canada
Canadian Coast Guard
Parks Canada
University of Victoria
Government of Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Corporation
Survey vessels
- (1919-1923, 1925-1939, 1945-1969)
- (1919-1939)
- (1948-1958)
Cape Verde
- RV Islândia (donated by Iceland in 1994)
Chile
China
Colombia
- ARC Providencia
- ARC Malpelo
- ARC Quindio
- ARC Caribe
- ARC Roncador
- ARC Simon Bolivar
- BI Ancón
Cook Islands
Croatia (EU)
Survey vessels
Czechia (EU)
University of South Bohemia
Czech Academy of Sciences
- Ota Oliva
- Thor Heyerdahl (2009)
Denmark (EU)
See also List of Danish research ships, which includes ships used only for expeditions
Faroe Islands
- RV Jákup Sverri (2020)
Greenland
- RV Sanna (2012)
- RV Tarajoq (2021)
Egypt
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Estonia (EU)
Tallinn University of Technology
University of Tartu
- AluDevil 33
- Aurelie
- Emili 007
- Fortuuna
- Welle
Estonian Maritime Museum
Finland (EU)
- Aranda (1953-1989)
- Aranda (1989)
- Muikku
- Aurelia
- Seili I
- Seili II
- Geomari
- Kaiku
- Saduria
France (EU)
- (1965-1989)
- RV Gwen-Drez (1976-2016)
- RV Côte d'Aquitaine
CNRS
- RV Albert Lucas
- RV Antédon II
- RV Néréis II
- RV Neomysis
- RV Planula IV
- RV Sagitta III
- RV Sépia II
Ifremer
- RV Anita Conti (operational in 2026)
- RV Antea
- RV L'Atalante
- RV Côtes de la Manche
- RV La Curieuse (transferred to a private owner)
- RV L'Europe
- RV Haliotis
- RV
- RV
- RV
- RV Thalia
- RV Téthys II
- RV Le Suroît
French Ministry of Culture
Cousteau Society
Tara Ocean Foundation
Des Requins et des Hommes
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Survey vessels
Germany (EU)
- FRV Capella (2004)
- FRV Clupea (2012)
- FRV Deneb (1994)
- FRV Komet (1998)
- FRV Solea (2004)
- FRV Walther Herwig III (1993)
- FRV Wega (1990)
- RV Haithabu (2014)
- RV Ludwig Prandtl (1983)
- RV Meteor (1924-1945)
- RV Meteor (1964)
- RV Senckenberg
- RV Sonne (1978-2014; sold to Argentina; now ARA Austral)
- RV Valdivia
German Navy
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
Alfred Wegener Institute
- RV Uthörn (1947)
- RV Uthörn (1982)
- RV Mya (replaced by Mya II)
- RV Polarstern (1982)
- RV Heincke (1990)
- RV Mya II (2013)
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
- RV Alexander von Humboldt (replaced by Maria S. Merian; now EV Nautilus)
- RV Professor A. Penck (1951-2010; replaced by RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese)
- (2006)
- RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese (2011)
GEOMAR Kiel
- RV Südfall (1946 â 1966; 1958 renamed RV Hermann Wattenberg)
- RV Alkor (1966-1990)
- Sagitta (1966-1997)
- RV Littorina (1975)
- RV Poseidon (1976-2020; sold to Sea-Watch, now Humanity 1)
- RV Alkor (1990)
- Polarfuchs (1997)
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Greece (EU)
Survey vessels
- HS Naftilos (A-478)
- HS Pytheas (A-474)
- HS Strabon (A-476)
Iceland
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
India
Survey vessels
Indonesia
- Geomarin III (2014)
- RV MADIDIHANG-03
National Research and Innovation Agency
- Baruna Jaya I
- Baruna Jaya III
- Baruna Jaya VIII
Indonesian Navy
Iran
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science
Ireland (EU)
Italy (EU)
- RV Andrea
- RV Astrea
- RV Cerruti
- RV Dallaporta
- RV Furetto
- Gaia Blu
- RV Italica
- RV Laura Bassi
- RV Luigi Sanzo
- RV Maria Grazia
- RV Minerva Uno
- RV OGS Explora
- RV Regione Lazio 1
- RV Tecnopesca II
- RV Trer
- RV Andromeda
- RV Futura
- RV Cormorano II
Italian Navy
Japan
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Republic of Korea
Korea Polar Research Institute
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
- RV Dokdo Nuri
- RV EARDO (1992)
- RV ISABU (2016)
- RV JANGMOK 1
- RV JANGMOK 2
- RV ONNURI (1992)
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
Survey vessels
- ROKS Sincheonji
- ROKS Sinsegi
Kazakhstan
Survey vessels
Latvia (EU)
Maritime Administration of Latvia
- KristiÃÂns DÃÂls (2001)
- SonÃÂrs (2014)
- Blesser 505 WA
Lebanon
Lithuania (EU)
Ministry of Environment
KlaipÃÂda University
Luxembourg (EU)
GEOxyz
- GEO OCEAN III to GEO OCEAN IX
- GEOSURVEYOR I, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XVI, XVII, XXI
Mauritania
- RV Almoravide
- RV Nôdiago
- RV Al Awam
- RV Amrigue
Morocco
National Institute of Fisheries Research
- RV Al Hassan Al Marrakchi
- RV Ibn Sina II (2023)
Royal Moroccan Navy
Namibia
Netherlands (EU)
- RV Tyro (1979-1993)
- RV Navicula
- RV Stern
- RV Tridens
- RV Isis
Survey vessels
- (1929-1942)
- (1952-1972)
- (1952-1973)
- (10 November 1976 - 3 June 2004; sold and renamed Plancius in 2007)
- (2003)
- (2004)
New Zealand
Survey vessels
Nigeria
Nigerian Navy
- NNS Lana (2021)
- NNS Zhizoko (2024)
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
Norway
- RV G.M. Dannevig
- RV Johan Hjort
- RV Helmer Hanssen (Jan Mayen)
- RV HÃÂ¥kon Mosby
- RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen
- RV Kronprins Haakon (2018)
- RV Johan Ruud
- RV G.O. Sars
- RV Trygve Braarud
- RV Bjørn Føyn
- RV Lance
- RV Gunnerus
Oman
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland (EU)
- RV Birkut (retired)
- RV Doktor Lubecki (retired)
- RV Hydromet (retired)
- ORP Planeta (retired)
- RV Pomorzanin (retired)
- RV Professor Bogucki (retired)
- RV Wieczno (retired)
- ORP Zodiak (retired)
Polish Academy of Sciences
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
University of GdaÃ
Âsk
- RV Oceanograf 1
- RV Oceanograf 2
Gdynia Maritime University
Maritime University of Szczecin
National Maritime Museum, GdaÃ
Âsk
- RV Kaszubski Brzeg (1984-2007)
Survey vessels
Portugal (EU)
Portuguese Navy
Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere
- NI Mário Ruivo
- NI Noruega
- NI Diplodus
- NI Tellina (2003-2019)
- NI Capricórnio (1994-2008)
University of Azores
Romania (EU)
- Istros
- RV Mare Nigrum
- REXDAN Research Vessel
Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Senegal
Soviet Union/Russia
Source:
Decommissioned
South Africa
Survey vessels
Spain (EU)
Spanish Navy
Spanish National Research Council
Instituto Español de OceanografÃÂa
- BIO Angeles Alvariño
- BIO Ramón Margalef
SecretarÃÂa General del Mar
- BIO Miguel Oliver
- BIO Intermares
- BIO Emma Bardán
Survey vessels
- A-23 Antares
- A-24 Rigel
- A-31 Malaspina
- A-32 Tofiño
- A-91 Astrolabio
- A-92 Escándalo
Sweden (EU)
- RV Oscar von Sydow (1976)
- RV Skagerak (1968)
- RV Skagerak (2017; 2021âÂÂpresent)
- RV Svea (2019)
Thailand
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
Tunisia
Turkey
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Taiwan Ocean Research Institute
National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Republic of China Navy
Ukraine
UAE
United Kingdom
Natural Environment Research Council
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
British Antarctic Survey
- (1990-2021; sold to Ukraine, now Noosfera)
- (1999âÂÂ2019; sold to Italy, now Laura Bassi)
- (2018)
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Newcastle University
University Marine Biological Station Millport
(London & Glasgow Universities)
Swansea University
Cardiff University
P&O Maritime
(Bangor University)
PEML, University of Liverpool
Marine Scotland
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Environment Agency
(National Marine Service)
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland
- (replaced RV Lough Foyle)
Gardline Geoservices Ltd
- RV Ocean Researcher formerly
Others
Survey vessels
- (Antarctic)
- (Coastal)
- (Coastal)
- (Inshore)
- (Multi-Role Survey Vessel)
- (Multi-Role Survey Vessel)
United States
Florida Institute of Oceanography
Oregon State University
LamontâÂÂDoherty Earth Observatory
- (1953-1981)
- (1962-1989)
- (1962-1974)
- (1988-2005)
- (2007)
Marine Biological Laboratory
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
- RV John H. Martin
- RV Point Sur
- RV Sheila B
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean Alliance
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- , better known as RV Argo (1960-1970)
- (1965-1992)
- , sold to the Philippines and now BRP Gregorio Velasquez
- , sold to a UK company in 2024
- RV Spencer F. Baird
- RV New Horizon
- RV Robert Gordon Sproul
United States Antarctic Program
United States Coast Guard
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Navy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Others
Survey vessels
- and
- (1958-1971)
- Other members of the US Navy fleet with "AGS" notation
Vietnam
References