Coastlines 1/1250 CL-RVX01 XV Patrick Blackett X01 British Reseach Vessel 2023
XV Patrick Blackett is a new British Reseach Vessel modelled in 1/1250 scale waterline form by Coastlines Models, CL-RVX01. The model is 3D-printed in PLA plastic and fully assembled and painted, see photograph
This ship was built by Damen Shipyard in conformity with their Fast Crew Supply vessels but modified to be able to operate and test unmanned drones for the Royal Navy. The ship is manned by a crew of five to handle the vessel and has accommodation for up to twelve research workers with laboratories and meeting rooms and has facilities for testing submarine, sea surface and airborne drones.
The ship is named after the British Nuclear Physicist based at Cambridge University. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Amerian Physicist left a poisoned apple in Blackett's fruit bowl when he was based in Cambridge. Blackett went on to work with Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project during WW2.