Natural Environment Research Council - MLRM6 - RRS James Cook - IMO: 9338242
RRS James Cook is an ice-strengthened research vessel serving as an oceanographic survey ship. Homeported in Tilbury, she is seen here approaching Berth 22 in Southampton Docks, on 04/09/2022. The National Oceanography Centre is situated here at the Waterfront Campus where the ship will berth. A British Royal Research Ship, she is operated by the Natural Environment Research Council. She was completed in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS Charles Darwin, with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was built by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS, Norway while her hull built in Gdansk, Poland. Laid down on 22/03/2005 and launched on 04/11/2005, she cost £36 million. She was christened by HRH Princess Royal, Anne, in 02/2007 and her maiden voyage was on05/03/2007. She has a GTW5401 and is powered by Wärtsilä 9L20 - 4x 1,770 kW (2,370hp) and
Teco Westinghouse 2x 2,500 kW (3,400hp)
Propulsion giving a speed of 16 knots. She has a crew of9 Officers, 13 Crew & Technicians and 32 Scientists.
This photo was taken, on 04/09/2022, from P&O Cruises - MV Britannia - IMO: 9614036. MV Britannia was completed on 26/02/2015 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. She was laid down on 15/05/2013, launched on 14/02/2014 and Christened by the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II, on 10/03/2015 with her maiden voyage on the 14/03/2015. She is from the Royal Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 143,730, has seventeen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,647 and 1,398 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH and is capable of 21.9 knots and a cruising speed of around 19 knots.
MV Britannia was awaiting departure for a lovely 14-night Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton - A Coruna, Spain - Valencia, Spain - La Seyne-sur-Mer(Toulon), France - Barcelona, Spain - Cadiz, Spain - Southampton. © Peter Steel 2022.
Natural Environment Research Council - MLRM6 - RRS James Cook - IMO: 9338242
RRS James Cook is an ice-strengthened research vessel serving as an oceanographic survey ship. Homeported in Tilbury, she is seen here approaching Berth 22 in Southampton Docks, on 04/09/2022. The National Oceanography Centre is situated here at the Waterfront Campus where the ship will berth. A British Royal Research Ship, she is operated by the Natural Environment Research Council. She was completed in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS Charles Darwin, with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was built by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS, Norway while her hull built in Gdansk, Poland. Laid down on 22/03/2005 and launched on 04/11/2005, she cost £36 million. She was christened by HRH Princess Royal, Anne, in 02/2007 and her maiden voyage was on05/03/2007. She has a GTW5401 and is powered by Wärtsilä 9L20 - 4x 1,770 kW (2,370hp) and
Teco Westinghouse 2x 2,500 kW (3,400hp)
Propulsion giving a speed of 16 knots. She has a crew of9 Officers, 13 Crew & Technicians and 32 Scientists.
This photo was taken, on 04/09/2022, from P&O Cruises - MV Britannia - IMO: 9614036. MV Britannia was completed on 26/02/2015 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. She was laid down on 15/05/2013, launched on 14/02/2014 and Christened by the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II, on 10/03/2015 with her maiden voyage on the 14/03/2015. She is from the Royal Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 143,730, has seventeen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,647 and 1,398 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH and is capable of 21.9 knots and a cruising speed of around 19 knots.
MV Britannia was awaiting departure for a lovely 14-night Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton - A Coruna, Spain - Valencia, Spain - La Seyne-sur-Mer(Toulon), France - Barcelona, Spain - Cadiz, Spain - Southampton. © Peter Steel 2022.