Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessel
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Akademik Shuleykin class (Project 637) |
| Builders | Valmetin Laivateollisuus Oy, Turku, Finland |
| Operators | Soviet Navy and other Government agencies |
| Completed | 10 |
| Active | 9 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | ice-strengthened research vessels; many now passenger vessels |
| Tonnage | 1,753 GRT |
| Displacement | 2140 tonnes |
| Length | 71.6 m (235 ft) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Depth | 6.45 m (21.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, 3,120 hp (2,330 kW) |
| Speed | 10–14 knots (19–26 km/h) |
| Endurance | 70 days |
The Akademik Shuleykin- class vessels are Finnish-built ice-strengthened ships built for the USSR. They were originally used for oceanographic research; currently several have been converted for tourism in Arctic/Antarctic waters, carrying approximately 50 passengers.
Design[]
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Ships in class[]
- Akademik Shuleykin 1982 IMO: 8010324; renamed Polar Pioneer (now converted for tourism);[1]
- Akademik Shokalskiy, 1982 IMO: 8010336 (1998 converted for tourism)
- Professor Molchanov, 1982 IMO: 8010348 (converted for tourism)
- Professor Khromov, 1983 IMO: 8010350; renamed Spirit of Enderby (now converted for tourism)
- Professor Multanovskiy, 1983 IMO: 8010362 (converted for tourism)
- Akademik Gamburtsye, 1983 IMO: 8118994; 1997 renamed Fregat; 2003 renamed Nordsyssel (used by the governor of Svalbard); 2014 renamed Polar Surveyor (survey ship for Gardline Marine Sciences); 2020 renamed Nansen Explorer and converted to polar expedition yacht for
- Arnold Veymer, 1984 IMO 8119027; 1991 renamed Livonia; transferred to Estonia as a patrol and pollution cleanup ship, sold to Sweden and converted again (now HSwMS Trossö)
- Akademik Golitsyn, 1984 IMO: 8119003 (Академик Голицын)
- Professor Polshkov, 1984 IMO: 8119015 (scrapped 2013)
- Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, 1985 IMO: 8119039
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Polar Pioneer". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
Bibliography[]
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See also[]
Categories:
- Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessels
- 1980s ships
- Tourism in Antarctica