.png) RV Kaharoa (2008)
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| History | |
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 New Zealand | |
| Owner | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Homeport | Wellington |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Survey ship |
| Displacement | 300 tonnes |
| Length | 28.0 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
RV Kaharoa is a research vessel operated by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) of New Zealand. Launched in 1981, the vessel has undertaken a wide range of surveys, data from which has led to the discovery of several new species, such as a new species of eelpout, five new species of Fissuroderes and a new species of copepod in the genus Bradyidius. The ship has played a "key role" in the International Argo Project. A replacement vessel, RV Kaharoa II, is due in 2024.