RV Falkor Too information

	Polar Queen at the SIF-Terminal of the Prinses Arianehaven in Rotterdam with yellow monopiles in the background, 2020
History
Cyprus
Name	Polar Queen
Owner	GC Rieber Shipping
Port of registry	Limassol
Ordered	2007-11-01
Builder	C.N.P. Freire, S.A, Vigo, Spain
Yard number	703
Laid down	2008-12-11
Launched	2010-07-01
In service	2011–2021
Cayman Islands
Name	Falkor (too)
Namesake	Falkor (luckdragon)
Owner	V2 ORI LLC
Operator	Schmidt Ocean Institute
Port of registry	George Town, Cayman Islands
Acquired	2021-03-23
Refit	2021-2022
Identification	IMO number: 9523378; MMSI number: 319210400; Callsign: ZGOJ7; DNV ID: 28798;
Status	re-launched Mar 2023
General characteristics
Length	110.16 m (361 ft 5 in) o/a; 97.8 m (320 ft 10 in) p/p;
Beam	20.0 m (66 ft)
Ice class	DNV ICE-C
Installed power	Diesel-electric, 10,260 kW (13,759 hp) ; 6 × 1,710 kW (2,293 hp) MAN 9L21/31 diesel generators;
Propulsion	2 × 3,800 kW (5,096 hp) Voith Schneider Propellers VSP 36R6EC/300-2 ; 1 × 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) Rolls-Royce TT2400 DPN CP azimuth thruster (retractable) ; 2 × 1,400 kW (1,877 hp) Rolls-Royce UL 2001 CP bow thrusters;
Speed	15.85 knots (29.35 km/h; 18.24 mph) (maximum)
Complement	112
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck, max. helicopter weight 12.8 tonnes

RV Falkor (too) is an oceanographic research vessel refitted in 2021–2022 from the former multi-role offshore support vessel MS Polar Queen. The ship was purchased by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in March 2021. It replaced the RV Falkor.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FALKOR (TOO) (28798)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ "M/S "POLAR QUEEN"". www.skipsrevyen.no (in Norwegian). 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[DNV-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "FALKOR (TOO) (28798)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[batom-2] "M/S "POLAR QUEEN"". www.skipsrevyen.no (in Norwegian). 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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History
Polar Queen at the SIF-Terminal of the Prinses Arianehaven in Rotterdam with yellow monopiles in the background, 2020
Cyprus
Name	Polar Queen^[2]
Owner	GC Rieber Shipping
Port of registry	Limassol
Ordered	2007-11-01^[1]
Builder	C.N.P. Freire, S.A, Vigo, Spain ^[1]
Yard number	703 ^[1]
Laid down	2008-12-11 ^[1]
Launched	2010-07-01 ^[1]
In service	2011–2021
Cayman Islands
Name	Falkor (too)
Namesake	Falkor (luckdragon)
Owner	V2 ORI LLC ^[1]
Operator	Schmidt Ocean Institute
Port of registry	George Town, Cayman Islands
Acquired	2021-03-23
Refit	2021-2022
Identification	IMO number: 9523378 MMSI number: 319210400 Callsign: ZGOJ7 DNV ID: 28798
Status	re-launched Mar 2023
General characteristics ^[1]
Length	110.16 m (361 ft 5 in) o/a 97.8 m (320 ft 10 in) p/p
Beam	20.0 m (66 ft)
Ice class	DNV ICE-C
Installed power	Diesel-electric, 10,260 kW (13,759 hp) 6 × 1,710 kW (2,293 hp) MAN 9L21/31 diesel generators
Propulsion	2 × 3,800 kW (5,096 hp) Voith Schneider Propellers VSP 36R6EC/300-2 1 × 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) Rolls-Royce TT2400 DPN CP azimuth thruster (retractable) 2 × 1,400 kW (1,877 hp) Rolls-Royce UL 2001 CP bow thrusters
Speed	15.85 knots (29.35 km/h; 18.24 mph) (maximum)
Complement	112
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck, max. helicopter weight 12.8 tonnes