Polar Pioneer

	The Polar Pioneer in Shetland
History
Cyprus
Name	Akademik Shuleykin (1982–2001); Polar Pioneer (2001–present);
Owner	Polar Alca Maritime AB (in liquidation)
Operator	Polar Pioneer Management AS (in liquidation)
Port of registry	Leningrad, 1982–1993; Saint Petersburg, 1993–2012; Limassol, 2021-present;
Builder	Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland
Yard number	342
Completed	7 July 1982
In service	1982
Identification	Call sign: 5BSP5; IMO number: 8010324; MMSI number: 273454860;
Status	Decommissioned, no longer in service
General characteristics
Class and type	Akademik Shuleykin class research vessel
Tonnage	1,753 GT; 526 NT;
Length	71.06 m (233.1 ft)
Beam	12.82 m (42.1 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Depth	6.45 m (21.2 ft)
Decks	2
Installed power	2 × 6CHRNP 36/45 (6ЧРН36/45) 2,294 kilowatts (3,076 hp)
Propulsion	1 controllable-pitch propeller
Speed	26 km/h (16 mph; 14 kn)
Capacity	54 passengers
Crew	23

Polar Pioneer is a Finnish-built expedition cruise ship managed by the Swedish shipowners Polar Alca Maritime AB, currently in liquidation procedure to avoid bankruptcy. Polar Pioneer Management AS, the commercial arm, is also in liquidation for the same reason.

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.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Russian Maritime Register". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ "Polar Pioneer". Aurora Expeditions Cruise Ships. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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[RS-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Russian Maritime Register". Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[2] "Polar Pioneer". Aurora Expeditions Cruise Ships. 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

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