Polar Pioneer
 The Polar Pioneer harboring in Mar del Plata | |
| Career (USSR/Russia) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: |
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| Owner: | Polar Expedition[1] |
| Operator: | Marine Service-RUS |
| Port of registry: |
Leningrad, 1982–1993 Saint Petersburg, 1993–2012 |
| Builder: | Oy Laivateollisuus A/B, Turku, Finland |
| Yard number: | 342[1] |
| Completed: | 7 July 1982 |
| In service: | 1982 |
| Identification: |
Callsign: UBST IMO number: 8010324 MMSI number: 273454860 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Akademik Shuleykin class research vessel |
| Tonnage: | 1,753 GT 526 NT[1] |
| Length: | 71.06 m (233.1 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 12.82 m (42.1 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Depth: | 6.45 m (21.2 ft) |
| Decks: | 2[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 × 6CHRNP 36/45 (6ЧРН36/45) 2,294 kilowatts (3,076 hp)[1] |
| Propulsion: | 1 controllable-pitch propeller |
| Speed: | 26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn) |
| Capacity: | 54 passengers[1] |
| Crew: | 23 |
Polar Pioneer is a Finnish-built expedition cruise ship operated by the Australian cruise company Aurora Expeditions.
The ship was built in Finland in 1982 as the Akademik Schuleykin (Russian: Академик Шулейкин), an ice-strengthened research ship, and for many years she plied the waters of the USSR's northern coast. In 2000 she was refurbished in St. Petersburg to provide comfortable accommodation for 54 passengers.[2]
Her sister ships are Akademik Shokalskiy, Arnold Veymer, Akademik Gamburtsev, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovskiy, Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, Professor Polshkov, Professor Khromov.
Polar Pioneer is currently the flagship for Aurora Expeditions.
Specifications
- Length 71.61 metres
- Beam 12.8 metres
- Draft 4.5 metres
- Cruising Speed 11-12 knots
- Displacement 2140 tons
- Registry Russian
- Equipment: Zodiacs, Kayaks (some trips), Diving (some trips), Ice Climbing (some trips), Camping (some trips).