SURVEY SHIP

A 'survey ship' is a vessel designed to conduct hydrographic and oceanographic research. Nautical charts are produced from this information, to facilitate the safe navigation of the sea by military and civilian ships.
Examples of survey ships include:

★ HMS ''Scott''

★ HMS ''Echo''

★ HMS Endurance

★ HMS ''Enterprise''

★ HMS ''Hecla''

★ HMS ''Beagle''

★ NOAA Ship Fairweather

★ NOAA Ship Rainier

★ NOAA Ship Rude

★ NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson

★ ORP ''Arctowski''

★ ORP ''Heweliusz''

★ USNS Pathfinder

★ USNS Maury (T-AGS-39) and USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40)

★ Other members of the US Navy fleet with "AGS" notation