![]() The name was described as a homage to Hooty McOwlface, an owl named through an "Adopt-a-Bird" programme in 2012 that became popular on the Internet. BBC Radio Jersey presenter James Hand coined the humorous suggestion Boaty McBoatface for the poll, and the name quickly became the most popular choice, with 124,109 votes. The name Boaty McBoatface was originally proposed in a March 2016 #NameOurShip online poll to name the £200 million polar scientific research ship being constructed in the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead for the United Kingdom's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Naming įurther information: RRS Sir David Attenborough § Naming poll She is classified as an "autosub long range (ALR) autonomous underwater vehicle", and will use her onboard sensors to map the movement of deep waters that play a vital role in regulating the Earth's climate. ![]() īoaty and her two fleet-mates are part of the UK National Marine Equipment Pool and owned by the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. Launched in 2017 and carried on board the polar scientific research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough, she is a focal point of the Polar Explorer Programme of the UK Government. Sonar, temperature, salinity, density, audio īoaty McBoatface (also known as Boaty) is the British lead boat in a fleet of three robotic lithium battery–powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) of the Autosub Long Range (ALR) class. Long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Ġ.5 to 1.0 metre per second (1.6 to 3.3 feet per second) Īt least 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) Ħ,000 metres (19,690 feet) Ġ – totally autonomous, pre-programmed before each mission launch Part of the UK National Marine Equipment PooI (NMEP) Īctive focal point of the Polar Explorer Programme of the British government Ĭarried onboard the polar scientific research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton, England, UK ![]()
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