the name boaty mcboatface came from ireland.
the name boaty mcboatface came from ireland.
where did the name boaty mcboatface come from?
ireland
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boaty mcboatface is the lead boat of the autosub long-range class of autonomous underwater vehicles (auvs). it is used for scientific research and is carried on the research vessel rrs "sir david attenborough". "boaty mcboatface" is owned by the natural environment research council (nerc) and operated by the british antarctic survey (bas). because of its complexity and its extended range, nerc is classing it as an autosub long range autonomous vehicle.









































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the name "boaty mcboatface" was originally proposed in a march 2016 online poll to name the ship that would eventually be named rrs "sir david attenborough".
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although "boaty mcboatface" was the most popular suggestion in the #nameourship poll, the suggestion to use the name for the mother ship was not followed; the minister for universities and science, jo johnson, announced that the ship would be named "sir david attenborough", and the name "boaty mcboatface" would be used for one of the submersibles aboard instead.









































the results of the poll inspired similar results in other naming polls.









































section::::history.
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