 This ship, , first deployed to the Antarctic in November 2011.In April 2014 the government authorised the procurement by BAS of a new large Antarctic research vessel at an estimated cost of £200 million, expected to be in service in 2019.The ship was named "RRS Sir David Attenborough" at a ceremony at the Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, on 26 September 2019.