Kronprins Haakon anchored in the port of Longyearbyen before the start of GoNorth expedition in 2022
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History | |
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Name | Kronprins Haakon |
Namesake | Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway |
Owner | Norwegian Polar Institute [4] |
Operator | Norwegian Institute of Marine Research |
Port of registry | Tromsø, Norway[2] |
Ordered | 29 December 2013[2] |
Builder | Fincantieri (La Spezia, Italy) |
Cost | NOK 1.4 billion |
Yard number | 6255[2] |
Laid down | 2 September 2015 |
Launched | 3 March 2017[2] |
Completed | April 2018[3] |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Research vessel |
Tonnage | 9,145 GT |
Length | 100.382 m (329 ft) |
Beam | 21 m (69 ft) |
Draught | 8.666 m (28 ft) |
Depth | 10.408 m (34 ft) |
Ice class | Polar Class 3 Icebreaker |
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Propulsion |
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Range | 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) |
Endurance | 65 days at cruising speed |
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Crew | 15–17 |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
RV Kronprins Haakon is a Norwegian icebreaking polar research vessel owned by the Norwegian Polar Institute. The shiptime use is divided between the main users, the University of Tromsø (50%), Norwegian Polar Institute (30%) and Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (20%). She was built at Fincantieri shipyard in Genova, Italy, and delivered in 2018.