| Subject | Chinese | English |
| nautic., tech. | 专业调查船 | special research ship |
| shipb. | 专门调查船 | technical research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 两栖调查船 | amphibious research ship |
| fishery | 保护和调查船 | protection and survey vessel |
| tech. | 升船机的现场调查 | site investigation for shiplift |
| nautic., tech. | 南极调查船 | Antarctic research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 双体调查船 | catamaran research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 可燃冰调查船 | combustible ice research ship |
| tech. | 地球物理调查船 | geophysical survey ship |
| nautic., tech. | 地质调查船 | geological research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 实习调查船 | training research ship |
| shipb. | 技术调查船 | technical research ship |
| shipb. | 水声调查船 | acoustic research vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 水声调查船 | underwater acoustic research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 水文调查船 | hydrographic survey ship |
| tech. | 水文气象调查船 | hydrometeorological ship |
| tech. | 水文气象调查船 | hydrometeorologic ship |
| tech. | 河道调查船 | river surveying vessel |
| tech. | 河道调查船 | river survey vessel |
| earth.sc. | 海岸调查船 | coastal surveying ship |
| shipb. | 海洋调查船 | oceanographic research vessel |
| earth.sc. | 海洋调查船美国海军代号 | oceanographic research ship |
| tech. | 海洋调查船 | oceanographic research ship |
| oil | 海洋调查船 | oceanographic research vessel |
| navig. | 海洋调查船 | oceanographic research ship |
| tech. | 海洋调查船 | oceanographical research ship |
| tech. | 海洋调查船 | ocean investigation ship |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋调查船 | observation ship |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋专业调查船 | oceanographic research vessel for single-purpose |
| shipb. | 海洋专用调查船 | oceanographic research vessel for single purpose |
| oil | 海洋地质调查船 | geological research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋地质调查船 | marine geological research vessel |
| oil | 海洋工程调查船 | ocean engineering research vessel |
| tech. | 海洋水文调查船 | oceanographical research ship |
| tech. | 海洋水文调查船 | oceanographic research ship |
| shipb. | 海洋水文气象调查船 | marine hydrometeorological research vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋水文气象调查船 | marine hydro-meteorological research vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋渔业调查船 | ocean fishery research ship |
| tech. | 海洋环境调查船 | marine environmental survey craft |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋生物调查船 | marine biological research vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 海洋综合调查船 | oceanographic research vessel for multi-purpose |
| shipb. | 海洋调查和开发用船 | ship for oceanographic research and development use |
| tech. | 深海调查船 | deep-sea research |
| earth.sc. | 深海调查船 | deep research vehicle |
| shipb. | 深海调查船 | deep ocean survey vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 渔业调查船 | fishery research |
| shipb. | 渔业调查船 | fishery survey ship |
| busin. | 渔业调查船 | fishing research vessel |
| fishery | 渔业调查船 | fishery research vessel |
| nautic., tech. | 渔业训练/调查船 | fishing training/research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 港湾调查船 | harbour research ship |
| tech. | 生物调查船 | biologic survey ship |
| tech. | 生物调查船 | biological survey ship |
| nautic., tech. | 生物调查船 | hydro-biological research ship |
| tech. | 科学调查船 | research vessel |
| tech. | 科学调查船 | research ship |
| nautic., tech. | 竖立式调查船 | flitter bow ship |
| tech. | 综合调查船 | comprehensive survey vessel |
| tech. | 综合调查船 | integrated research vessel |
| tech. | 综合调查船 | synthetical research ship |
| tech. | 综合调查船 | synthetic research ship |
| tech. | 综合调查船 | comprehensive investigation ship |
| nautic., tech. | 综合调查船 | comprehensive research ship |
| earth.sc. | 自动水下调查船 | unmanned undersea vehicle |
| tech. | 船用海洋调查系统 | shipboard oceanographical survey system |
| tech. | 船用海洋调查系统 | shipboard oceanographic survey system |
| nautic., tech. | 船磁方位调查 | ship magnetic bearing survey |
| tech. | 船载海洋调查系统 | shipboard oceanographical survey system |
| tech. | 船载海洋调查系统 | shipboard oceanographic survey system |
| tech. | 船载重力调查 | shipboard gravity survey |
| earth.sc. | 英国皇家调查船 | Royal Research Ship |
| navig. | 调查船 | research ship |
| oil | 调查船 | survey vessel |
| ocean. | 调查船 | survey ship |
| eng.geol. | 调查船 | surveying ship |
| eng.geol. | 调查船 | surveying vessel |
| eng.geol. | 调查船 | survey boat |
| tech. | 调查船 | research vessel |
| tech. | 调查船 | investigation boat |
| tech. | 调查船 | expeditionary ship |
| earth.sc. | 远洋调查船 | ocean survey ship |
