.jpg) Ary Rongel (H44)
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| History | |
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| Name | Polar Queen |
| Builder | Georg Eide's Sønner |
| Laid down | 27 September 1980 |
| Launched | 22 January 1981 |
| Completed | March 1981 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Acquired by Brazilian Navy, 1994 |
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| Name | Ary Rongel |
| Namesake | Admiral Ary dos Santos Rongel |
| Acquired | 19 April 1994 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1994 |
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
| Identification | Hull number H44 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics (in Brazilian service) | |
| Type | Research ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 75.3 m (247 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Ice class | Ice-strengthened |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Range | 17,000 nmi (31,000 km; 20,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,400 m3 (85,000 cu ft) |
| Complement | 70 + 22 scientists |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × Helibrás Esquilo (locally designated as UH-12/13) |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
Ary Rongel (H44) is an ice-strengthened oceanographic research ship of the Brazilian Navy. It was built by the Georg Eide's Sønner of Høylandsbygd, Norway as Polar Queen and was launched on 22 January 1981. It was acquired by the Brazilian Navy in 1994 for the Brazilian Antarctic Program.