60266 Ocean Exploration Ship

60266 Ocean Exploration Ship is a City Deep Sea Explorers set that was released on August 24, 2020.
==Background==
A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or 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 but others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the demanding nature of the work, research vessels are often constructed around an icebreaker hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters.
The research ship had origins in the early voyages of exploration. By the time of James Cook's Endeavour, the essentials of what today we would call a research ship are clearly apparent. In 1766, the Royal Society hired Cook to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun. The Endeavour was a sturdy vessel, well designed and equipped for the ordeals she would face, and fitted out with facilities for her "research personnel", Joseph Banks. As is common with contemporary research vessels, Endeavour also carried out more than one kind of research, including comprehensive hydrographic survey work.
Some other notable early research vessels were HMS Beagle, RV Calypso, HMS Challenger, USFC Albatross, and the Endurance and Terra Nova.
The names of early research vessels have been used to name later research vessels, as well as Space Shuttles.
==LEGO.com Description==
==Minifigures Included==
==Gallery==
60266b.jpg|Box reverse
60266c.jpg|Set overview
60266d.jpg|Promotional photo
60266e.jpg|Blueprint
==Notes== 
* Like most other Deep Sea Explorers sets released in 2020, this set is licensed by National Geographic.
==External links==
Category:City
Category:2020 sets
Category:60000 sets
Category:Boats
Category:Deep Sea Explorers