 Shipyard's visualization of Tan Suo San Hao
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| History | |
|---|---|
 China | |
| Name | Tan Suo San Hao |
| Operator | Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering |
| Builder | Guangzhou Shipyard International (Guangzhou, China) |
| Cost | ¥800 million |
| Yard number | 22110017[3] |
| Launched | 20 April 2024 |
| Completed | 2025 (planned) |
| Identification | IMO number: 1024637[1][2] |
| Status | Launched |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Research vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | About 10,000 t (9,800 long tons) |
| Length | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Beam | 19.7 m (65 ft) |
| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Ice class | Polar Class 4 |
| Installed power | 4 × Wärtsilä 6L32 (4 × 3,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod DI1400 units (2 × 4.5 MW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 15,000 nautical miles (28,000 km; 17,000 mi) |
| Crew | 80 |
Tan Suo San Hao (simplified Chinese: 探索三号; traditional Chinese: 探索三號; lit. 'Discovery Three') is a Chinese icebreaking research vessel under construction for the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Concurrently with Tan Suo San Hao, Guangzhou Shipyard International built a slightly smaller Polar Class 6 research vessel, Ji Di, which entered service in June 2024.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU 22110017 (1024637)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "GUANGZHOU 22110017 (1024637)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "中国首艘深远海多功能科学考察及文物考古船开工建造" [Construction of China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological ship begins]. Huaxia Jingwei (in Chinese). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.