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| Class: |
Germanischer Lloyd |
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| Built: |
1982 |
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German |
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11820 tons |
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| Draft: |
11,21 m |
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| LOA / Beam: |
118 m / 25 m |
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| Speed: |
16,0 kn |
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| Engine: |
4 x KHD, Type 8 M 540 with each 3529 kw |
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The most important tool in Germany's polar research program is the "Polarstern", a research and supply vessel. Since she was first commissioned in 1982, R/S "Polarstern" has completed a total of 32 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was specially designed for working in the polar seas and is currently the most sophisticated polar research vessel in the world.
The "Polarstern" spends almost 320 days a year at sea. Between November and March she usually sails to and around the waters of the Antarctic, while the Northern summer months are spent in Arctic waters. The ship is equipped for biological, geological, geophysical, glaciological, chemical, oceanographic and meteorological research, and contains nine research laboratories. Additional laboratory containers may be stowed on and below deck. Refrigerated rooms and aquaria permit the transport of samples and living marine fauna.
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