The research council received more than 7000 entries during the month-long competition period including RRS Onion Knight RRS I Like Big Boats I.

Uk boat name contest. From Invincible to Victorious there are any number of historic vessels that command authority and have cemented their place in folklore with an equally glorious name to match. Names are traditionally re-used over the years and have been carried by more than one ship. Youll be sent a renewal notice when it.

Just a day after the NERC launched its poll to name the 200m vessel which will first head to Antarctica in 2019 the clear favourite was RRS. McBoatface was the peoples choice in a 2016 contest to name a research ship in the UK and although it was. Launching the competition to name it.

The NERC announced the online voting contest to name the nearly 300 million boat to be launched in 2019 recently and the leading vote-getter so far is the simple but silly Boaty McBoatface. Boaty McBoatface is the British lead boat in a fleet of three robotic Autosub Long Range ALR class of lithium battery-powered autonomous underwater vehicles AUVs. Did we miss any of your favorites.

Registering on Part 3 of the register means youll be able to prove your boats nationality when sailing outside UK waters. Boaty McBoatface is the little vessel that couldand didchange the internet. 30 Unforgettable Boat Names.

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A website inviting name suggestions had attracted huge interest with Boaty McBoatface the runaway favourite. When the Natural Environment Research Council NERC. The state-of-the-art 200m vessel will be launched in 2019 to replace Royal Research Ships RRS Ernest Shackleton and James Clark Ross.