Boaty McBoatface - wikipedia Boaty McBoatface For the ship originally proposed as Boaty McBoatface, see RRS Sir David Attenborough. History United Kingdom Name : Boaty McBoatface Commissioned : 2016 General characteristics Class and type : autonomous underwater vehicle ( autosub long range ) Boaty McBoatface is the lead boat of the Autosub Long Range - class of autonomous underwater vehicles ( AUVs ) used for scientific research that will be carried on the research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough owned by the Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC ) and operated by the British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ). Because of its complexity and its extended range, NERC is classing it as an autosub long range autonomous vehicle. Contents 1 Naming 2 History 3 Popular Culture 4 References Naming The name Boaty McBoatface was originally proposed in an online poll to name the ship that was eventually called RRS Sir David Attenborough, in honour of David Attenborough. Although Boaty McBoatface was the most popular suggestion in the # NameOurShip poll, the suggestion to use the name for the mother ship was not followed, and the Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson, announced that the Boaty McBoatface name would be used for the submersibles aboard Sir David Attenborough instead. The results of the poll inspired similar results in other naming polls. History In 2016, the boat did some solo work, having undergone advanced sea trials. Boaty McBoatface was first used on 17 March 2017, to research ocean water flow and turbulence at the Orkney Passage, south of Chile. Popular culture Bjorn Baker 's team at Sydney 's Warwick Farm racecourse caught wind of the the crowd sourced name Boaty McBoatface and decided that they would pay homage to them by naming their new race horse Horsey McHorseface. The news of Horsey McHorseface broke out on social media after his win at the Lathan Arthur Thompson Memorial Maiden in Cessnock, Australia. Horsey McHorseface has since been put to auction, his owners hoping to get a high bidder from his publicity. References Jump up ^ Amos, Jonathan ( 17 October 2016 ). `` Arctic crossing planned for ' Boaty ' sub ''. BBC. BBC News. Retrieved 13 March 2017. Jump up ^ Slawson, Nicola ( 13 March 2017 ). `` Boaty McBoatface to go on its first Antarctic mission ''. The Guardian. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Amos, Jonathon ( 2017 ). `` Boaty McBoatface submarine set for first voyage ''. London : BBC. Jump up ^ Amos, Jonathon ( 2016 ). `` Arctic crossing planned for ' Boaty ' sub ''. London : BBC. Jump up ^ `` NOC 's Autosub Long Range is Boaty McBoatface ''. National Oceanography Centre. NOC. Retrieved 14 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : Anon ( 2016 ). `` # NameOurShip ''. nameourship.nerc.ac.uk. Swindon : Natural Environment Research Council. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` £ 200m polar research ship named in honour of Sir David Attenborough ''. NERC. Retrieved 6 May 2016. Jump up ^ Anon ( 21 March 2016 ). `` Boaty McBoatface instigator ' sorry ' for ship name suggestion ''. London : BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2016. Jump up ^ Knapton, Sarah ( 2016 ). `` ' BoatyMcBoatface ' to live on as yellow submarine, science minister Jo Johnson announces ''. The Daily Telegraph. London. Jump up ^ Sophie Eastaugh ( April 15, 2016 ). `` Racehorse named Horsey McHorseFace because ' hey, why not ? ' ''. CNN. Jump up ^ Alex Hern ( July 19, 2017 ). `` Trainy McTrainface : Swedish railway keeps Boaty 's legacy alive ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ Amos, Jonathan ( 17 October 2016 ). `` Arctic crossing planned for ' Boaty ' sub ''. BBC. BBC News. Retrieved 13 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Boaty McBoatface sent on first Antarctic mission ''. LBC News. 13 March 2017. Jump up ^ ( 1 ), bbc. Jump up ^ ( 2 ), The SUN. Jump up ^ ( 3 ), Racing.com. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boaty_McBoatface&oldid=802289010 '' Categories : 2016 in the United Kingdom Internet memes Internet memes introduced in 2016 Research vessels of the United Kingdom British Antarctic Survey Autonomous underwater vehicles Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Use dmy dates from March 2017 EngvarB from March 2017 Ship infoboxes without an image Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 September 2017, at 05 : 54. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the name boaty mcboatface come from
Answer: online poll