The Prince Madoc
Institution:
The Prince Madog is a state-of-the-art, purpose built research vessel commissioned by Bangor University using a £2.8 million Joint Infrastructure Fund grant. Managed and operated by P&O Maritime Services, delivered and in service July 2001.
The vessel enables the UK's marine scientists to study the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of our seas. Designed to take up to ten scientists and 20 students. The School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor and other university departments in the UK also use the vessel as a teaching platform, training the next generation of marine scientists.
Contact Name:
Mike Kaiser
Size:
34.9m
Capability:
The Prince Madog is able to mobilise quickly for a rapid response or opportunistic access to events yet can support longer experiments and surveys when required. She mainly operates within UK waters and is capable of working from close inshore to the shelf edge. Laboratory spaces can be reconfigured to suit each cruise's objectives and specialist equipment easily fitted as required.RV Prince Madog is owned and operated through P&O Maritime Ocean Services (POMOS), a joint venture between the University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) and P&O Maritime
Available for use/hire by external contacts