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}}{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=DANA_2004_ubt.jpeg | Ship image size= | Ship caption=Dana (IV) in Hirtshals harbour, 2004
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=Denmark | DK|naval}} | Ship name=Dana (IV) | Ship owner=Danish Technical University | Ship operator= | Ship registry=Hirtshals | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=Aarhus Flydedok, Aarhus, Denmark | Ship original cost=107,594,001 DKK[1] | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=1980-11-28 | Ship completed=1981-03-20 | Ship christened= | Ship acquired= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service=1981 | Ship out of service= | Ship identification=*Call sign: OXBH- IMO: 7912680
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=Research vessel (deep sea stern trawler) | Ship tonnage=2.545 BT / 763 NT | Ship displacement= | Ship length=78.43 meter | Ship beam=14.7 meter | Ship height= | Ship draught= 5.70 meter | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class=1A | Ship sail plan= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=2 x 1710 kW (2.320 hp) B&W Alpha Diesel type 16V23LU, 3 x 737 kW aux. (Cummings 12 cyl.) | Ship speed=*12.5 knots (service) | Ship capacity= | Ship crew= | Ship notes=
}} | Dana (IV) is the primary Danish research vessel. It entered service in 1981, where it replaced the research vessel Dana (III). Originally built for the Danish Fisheries and Marine Research, but transferred to the National Institute for Aquatic Resources under the Danish Technical University in 2007. The ship is rigged as a deep sea stern trawler and fully equipped with facilities for fisheries and hydrographical research. Primary areas of operation are the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Greenland. References 1. ^{{cite journal |last1=Sandbeck |first1=Thorkild |title=I Danas Kølvand |journal=Fiskeritidende |volume=3 |issue=13/14 |pages=117–144}}
2 : Research vessels of Denmark|Ships built in Denmark |