''Dana'' (IV) is the primary Danish research vessel. It entered service in 1981, where it replaced the research vessel
Dana (III). Originally built for the
Danish Fisheries and Marine Research, but transferred to the
National Institute for Aquatic Resources under the
Danish Technical University
The Technical University of Denmark (), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and it is today ran ...
in 2007.
The ship is rigged as a deep sea
stern trawler
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and fully equipped with facilities for fisheries and hydrographical research. Primary areas of operation are the
Baltic Sea
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,
North Sea
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and
Greenland
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.
It is expected to remain in active service until replaced by a new research vessel, ''Dana'' (V), in 2027 from Construcciones Navales P. Freire, S.A in Spain.
[Claus Krikegaard (6 April 2021)]
Dana V er nu på vej
FiskeriTidende
References
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Research vessels of Denmark
Ships built in Denmark
1980 ships