RRS Shackleton

RRS Shackleton was a Royal Research Ship operated by the British scientific research organisations the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the Antarctic from 1955 to 1983. She was subsequently operated as a seismic survey vessel under the names Geotek Beta, Profiler and finally Sea Profiler before being scrapped in 2011.

This article is about the Royal Research Ship built in 1954. For former Royal Research Ship launched in 1995, see RRS Ernest Shackleton.

Sea Profiler awaiting scrapping in 2011
History
United Kingdom
NameRRS Shackleton
NamesakeErnest Shackleton
OperatorFalkland Islands Dependency Survey / British Antarctic Survey / NERC
BuilderSolvesborgs Varv A/B at Sölvesborg, Sweden
Yard number41
Launched11 November 1954
CompletedFebruary 1955
Acquired1955
In service1955
Out of service1992
Refit1971
Panama
NameMV Sea Profiler
OperatorGardline Shipping Limited., Great Yarmouth
Acquired1992
Identification
FateScrapped in 2011
General characteristics
TypeResearch ship
Tonnage1,082 GT
Length65.78 m (215.8 ft)
Beam11.08 m (36.4 ft)
Draught4.66 m (15.3 ft)
PropulsionMAN 6-cylinder diesel, 785 BHP at 275 RPM, Kamena reversible pitch propeller
Speed
  • 9.7 knots (18.0 km/h; 11.2 mph) (maximum)
  • 7.8 knots (14.4 km/h; 9.0 mph) (average)
Endurance28 days
Complement31 berths
Notes
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