Global InformationAkademik Shokalskiy information
 Akademik Shokalskiy moored in Ushuaia
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| Name | Akademik Shokalskiy |
| Owner | Russian Federation (Far Eastern Hydrometeorological Research Institute, Vladivostok)[1][2] |
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| Builder | Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland[6] |
| Yard number | 343[1] |
| Launched | 10 March 1982 |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Akademik Shuleykin-class research vessel,[6] now Polar Pioneer-class cruise ship[1] |
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| Displacement | 2,140 tonnes[1] |
| Length | 71.06 m (233 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Beam | 12.82 m (42 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Ice class | RMRS UL |
| Installed power | Two 6ChRN 36/45 diesel engines (2 × 1,147 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion | Single shaft; controllable-pitch propeller[1] |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 54 passengers[8] |
| Crew | 30[7] |
MV Akademik Shokalskiy (Russian: Академик Шокальский) is an Akademik Shuleykin-class ice-strengthened ship, built in Finland in 1982 and originally used for oceanographic research.[9] In 1998 she was fully refurbished to serve as a research ship for Arctic and Antarctic work; she is used also for expedition cruising.[8] She is named after the Russian oceanographer Yuly Shokalsky.[10]
For two weeks from 25 December 2013 Akademik Shokalskiy was trapped in thick ice in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, while operating an expedition for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013–2014. The scientists and passengers were evacuated on 2 January.
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- ^ Sreeja, VN (26 December 2013). "3 Rescue Ships To Reach MV Akademik Shokalskiy". International Business Times (US Ed). Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Aurora Expeditions launches their brand new Russian Coast 2011 voyages". Aurora Expeditions. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Aurora Expeditions reaches Commonwealth Bay". Aurora Expeditions. January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Chopper rescue for Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy". news.com.au. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ a b Immonen, Pauli; Brooke, Richard; Pajala, Jukka; Lehtonen, Seppo (1987). "Series Research Vessels—Tailored to Customer Requirements". Oceans '87 Proceedings: The Ocean—An International Workplace. Oceans '87. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. pp. 487–493. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.1987.1160759.
- ^ "Ship Information: Shokalskiy". Polar Cruises. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Akademik Shokalskiy". Aurora Expeditions. 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ Wright, Doug (29 November 2010). "Ex-navy vessel in new role". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Introducing Akademik Shokalskiy" (PDF). The Expeditioner. Aurora Expeditions. August 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.