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MV Xue Long
last update: Jun 16, 2009 11:35 AM
Classification
Icebreaker
Length
167 m
Endurance
22,000 km
Accommodation
34 crew and 128 passengers
Cargo Capacity
10225 tons
Helicopter
One helicopter
Propulsion
13200 kW from the main engine and 3x 800 kW from auxiliary engines; Top speed: 18 knots
Completed
1993
History
This vessel, whose name means “snow dragon” in English, was constructed in Ukraine with the identical Russian ship Vasiliy Golovnin. In 1999, this ship sailed through Canadian waters in the Arctic undetected and arrived at a small village on the Canadian Arctic coast without resistance. A second Arctic voyage was made four years later as well. Today, it is mostly used to supply two Chinese Antarctic bases.
Icebreaking Capability
1.2 m of ice at 3.7 km/h, Class A2
