Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessel

Arnold Veimer as HMS Trossö in Swedish Navy
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.

Ships in class

References

Notes

  1. "Polar Pioneer". MarineTraffic.com. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

See also

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