Hecla class survey vessel — The Hecla class formed the backbone of the Royal Navy s ocean survey fleet from the mid 1960s. Three ships, HMS|Hecla|A133|6, HMS|Hecate|A137|6 and HMS|Hydra|A144|6, were ordered in the early 1960s to replace the aging survey ships… … Wikipedia
Leeuwin class survey vessel — The Leeuwin class is a class of two hydrographic survey vessels in the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Leeuwin and HMAS Melville . Both ships were built by NQEA in Cairns, Queensland, and entered service in 2000.Both ships take their names from… … Wikipedia
vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing … Collocations dictionary
survey — I verb To survey land is to ascertain corners, boundaries, and divisions, with distances and directions, and not necessarily to compute areas included within defined boundaries. To appraise as to value or condition II survey, noun The process by… … Black's law dictionary
survey — The determination of the boundary or boundaries of land. Bunger v Grimm, 142 Ga 448, 83 SE 200. The map, plat, or other memorandum of the determination of a land boundary by a surveyor. 12 Am J2d Bound § 99. An architect s examination of premises … Ballentine's law dictionary
Survey ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy — Commissioned survey and research vessels of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 Oct 1941 to the present:ee also* Current Royal New Zealand Navy ships * List of ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy * Survey ship * Research vessel *… … Wikipedia
survey of a vessel — A statement of its present condition. Chicago S. S. Lines v. U. S. Lloyd s, C.C.A.I11., 12 F.2d 733, 737. A public document, looked to both by underwriters and owners, as affording the means of ascertaining, at the time and place, the state and… … Black's law dictionary
Research vessel — A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship designed and equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the… … Wikipedia
Echo class survey ship (1957) — The Echo class was a class of inshore survey vessel built for the British Royal Navy in 1958 59. The class was designed to operate in close waters such as harbour approaches, shipping lanes, rivers and estuaries. Together, the ships of this class … Wikipedia
British Antarctic Survey — The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom s national Antarctic operator and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has over 400 staff. It operates five research… … Wikipedia
