Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessel
Arnold Veimer as HMS Trossö in Swedish Navy
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| Class overview | |
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| 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.
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