XUE LONG 2 research and icebreaker vessel.

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XUE LONG 2 research and icebreaker vessel.

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:38 pm

Built as research-icebreaker under yard No H2650 by Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, China for the Polar Research Institute of China.
10 September 2018 launched as the XUE LONG 2.
Displacement 14,300 tons, dim. 122.5 x 22.3 x 11.8m, draught maximum 8.3m.
Powered: Diesel-electric by 2 Wärtsilä 12V32 plus, and 2 × Wärtsilä 8L32 delivering power to two ABB Azipod units each 7.5 MW, speed 12 knots on one engine, 15 knots on 2 engines and 2-3 knots when breaking the ice.
Two bow thrusters. Capacity: 90 crew and scientists.
Aviation facilities: Helideck and hangar.
Ice class: Polar Class 3.
11 July 2019 completed. Homeport Shanghai, China. IMO No 9829241.


MV XUE LONG 2 (simplified Chinese: 雪龙2; traditional Chinese: 雪龍2; pinyin: Xuě Lóng 2; lit. 'Snow Dragon 2') is a Chinese icebreaking research vessel that entered service in 2019. She follows the naming of MV XUE LONG, China's first polar research vessel.
History
The 5 million euro design contract for China's first domestically-built polar research vessel was signed in 2012 with the Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic, though construction did not begin until December 2016. She was built at Jiangnan Shipyard.
XUE LONG 2 is now in service both as a supply vessel for China's research facilities in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and as a research vessel, with capabilities for geological and biological experimentation and surveying.
Design
XUE LONG 2 measures 122.5 meters (402 ft) long, with a beam of 22.3 meters (73 ft) and a draft of 8.3 meters (27 ft) at full load.[5] She has a displacement of 14,300 tonnes. She has a diesel-electric propulsion system, with two 8-cylinder and two 12-cylinder engines, both Wärtsilä 32-series designs, powering two 7.5 MW Azipod propulsion units that give her a speed of up to 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) in open water and 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) when breaking the ice. Her ice class is Polar Class 3 and she is able to break ice up to 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) thick while traveling either ahead or astern.

2022 In service.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Xue_Long_2
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