RRS Discovery (1962)
RRS "Discovery" was a British Royal Research Ship operated by NERC. RRS "Discovery" (III) was built in Aberdeen in 1962 and named after Robert Falcon Scott's 1901 ship, RRS "Discovery". Until 2006, she was the largest general purpose oceanographic research vessel in use in the United Kingdom. Measuring 90 metres in length, and fitted with a broad range of oceanographic equipment, "Discovery" could also accommodate containerized laboratories. She had berths for 28 scientific staff, and the ability to spend up to 45 days at sea. Her last major overhaul was in 1991, when a new superstructure  and power plant were installed and her hull lengthened by 10 metres. "Discovery" carried out oceanographic and marine biology research from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. She operated as part of a fleet maintained by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) National Marine Facilities Division (NMFD), along with the larger RRS "James Cook". In February 2000, "Discovery" observed some of the largest waves, called rogue waves, up to 29.1 metres (95.5 feet), recorded by scientific instruments up to that time. "Discovery" was scrapped at Ghent on 27 February 2013.