Subsequent Ships
There have been two subsequent royal research ships named Discovery, RRS Discovery II (1929) and the current RRS Discovery. The present ship is due to be replaced by a further Discovery, which is to be built in 2013.
The spaceship Discovery One in Arthur C. Clarke's book 2001:A Space Odyssey was named by Clarke after RRS Discovery; Clarke used to eat his lunch aboard her, as she was moored near the office where he worked in London. According to Clarke, he was unaware that RRS Discovery was launched in 1901, so the fact that she was celebrating her centenary in the year of his book is a coincidence.
The Space Shuttle Discovery is named for RRS Discovery.
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