Polar Pioneer
{{Short description|Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Image:Polar Pioneer IMG 5040 (9192083274).jpg |Ship caption=The Polar Pioneer in Shetland }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=Cyprus | Ship flag= {{Shipboxflag|Cyprus|civil}} | Ship name=* Akademik Shuleykin (1982–2001)
|Ship owner=Unipolar Shipping Limited |Ship operator=TBA |Ship registry=*20px Leningrad, 1982–1993
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland |Ship original cost= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship completed=7 July 1982 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service=1982 |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Call sign: 5BSP5
|Ship fate= |Ship status=Active |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Akademik Shuleykin class research vessel |Ship tonnage=*{{GT|1,753}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|71.06|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|12.82|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship depth={{convert|6.45|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power=2 × 6CHRNP 36/45 (6ЧРН36/45) {{convert|2294|kW|hp}} |Ship propulsion=1 controllable-pitch propeller |Ship speed={{convert|26|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} |Ship crew=23 |Ship notes= }} |
Polar Athena is a Finnish-built expedition cruise ship
The ship was built in Finland in 1982 as the Akademik Schuleykin ({{langx|ru|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.{{cite web |url= http://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/ships/polar-pioneer |title=Polar Pioneer |work=Aurora Expeditions Cruise Ships |year=2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}
Her sister ships are Akademik Shokalskiy, Arnold Veymer, Akademik Gamburtsev, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovskiy, Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, Professor Polshkov, Professor Khromov.
Specifications
- Length 71.61 metres
- Beam 12.8 metres
- Draft 4.5 metres
- Cruising Speed 10 knots
- Displacement 2140 tons
- Registry Cyprus
- Classification society RINA
- Equipment: Zodiacs, Kayaks, Diving (some trips), Ice Climbing (some trips), Camping (some trips).
References
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External links
- [https://unipolar.eu/ Unipolar Shipping Limited]
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