RV Falkor Too

Polar Queen at the SIF-Terminal of the Prinses Arianehaven in Rotterdam with yellow monopiles in the background, 2020
History
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

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.