19.06.2009 - The RRS James Cook leaving Brest.
Buikt by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk AS, Norway.
Delivery in August 2006.
* Length overall: 89·5m
* Breadth: 18·6m
* Draft: 5·5-5·7m
* Displacement: ~5800 tonnes
* Cruising speed: 12 knots SS4
* Maximum endurance: 50 days
* Science & stores DW: 385 tonnes
* Accommodation:
- scientific berths: 32
- officers: 9
- crew & technicians: 13