RV Bernicia
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The RV Bernicia is a research vessel
owned and operated by Newcastle University's Department of Marine Science and Technology. It is a small trawler
-type vessel just over 16 metres in length, and is used for research and teaching in the North Sea and in river estuaries, largely in the area of marine biology
. It has a hydraulically operated windlass and winches, and a crane on the aft deck.
The RV Bernicia is named after the ancient Anglo Saxon Kingdom of the same name
, and was designed by Naval Architects from Newcastle University. It is currently berthed at and operated from Blyth
. Currently, the Bernicia is in the process of being replaced by a newer research vessel that was also partly designed by students at the university.
Research vessel
A research vessel 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...
owned and operated by Newcastle University's Department of Marine Science and Technology. It is a small trawler
Naval trawler
A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust boats designed to work...
-type vessel just over 16 metres in length, and is used for research and teaching in the North Sea and in river estuaries, largely in the area of marine biology
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather...
. It has a hydraulically operated windlass and winches, and a crane on the aft deck.
The RV Bernicia is named after the ancient Anglo Saxon Kingdom of the same name
Bernicia
Bernicia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by Anglian settlers of the 6th century in what is now southeastern Scotland and North East England....
, and was designed by Naval Architects from Newcastle University. It is currently berthed at and operated from Blyth
Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...
. Currently, the Bernicia is in the process of being replaced by a newer research vessel that was also partly designed by students at the university.