Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di

This article is about research vessel operated by the Sun Yat-sen University. For similarly-named State Oceanic Administration North Sea Branch research vessel, see Ji Di.
History
Canada
Name
  • Ikaluk (1983–1995)
  • Canmar Ikaluk (1995–1998)
NamesakeInupiaq for "fish"
Owner
Port of registryVancouver, British Columbia
OrderedDecember 1979
BuilderNippon Kōkan K. K. Tsurumi Shipyard, Japan
Yard number1007[1]
Laid down20 September 1982
Launched15 November 1982
Completed27 April 1983
In service1983–1998
FateSold to Russia
Russia
Name
  • Ikalu (1998–1999)
  • Smit Sibu (1999–2012)
  • Ikaluk (2012–2018)
Owner
Port of registryKholmsk, Russia[1]
In service1998–2018
FateSold to China
China
Name
  • Beijing Ocean Leader (2018–2021)
  • Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di (2021–present)
Owner
Port of registryMonrovia,  Liberia
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)[4][5]
TypeIcebreaker, AHTS
Tonnage
  • 3,227 GT
  • 968 NT[6]
  • 1,200 DWT (design draught)
Displacement5,050 tons
Length78.85 m (259 ft)
Beam17.22 m (56 ft)
Draught7.5 m (25 ft) (design)
Depth9.7 m (32 ft)
Ice classCASPPR Arctic Class 4
Installed power4 × Wärtsilä Vasa 8R32 (4 × 3,725 hp)
PropulsionTwo shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed
  • 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) (4 engines)
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (2 engines)
  • 3–4 knots (5.6–7.4 km/h; 3.5–4.6 mph) in 1.2 m (4 ft) ice
Crew
  • 6 officers
  • 16 crew
  • 12 passengers
Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di
Traditional Chinese中山大學極地
Simplified Chinese中山大学极地
Literal meaningSun Yat-sen University Polar
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngshān Dàxué jídì
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋ.ʂán tâ.ɕɥě tɕǐ.tî]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese北京號破冰船
Simplified Chinese北京号破冰船
Literal meaningBeijing-named icebreaker ship
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng hào pòbīngchuán

Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di (simplified Chinese: 中山大学极地; traditional Chinese: 中山大學極地; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué jídì; lit. 'Sun Yat-sen University Polar') is a Chinese icebreaker owned by the Sun Yat-sen University. She was built in 1983 as an icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Ikaluk for BeauDril, the drilling subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources, to support offshore oil exploration in the Beaufort Sea. In the 1990s, the vessel was acquired by Canadian Marine Drilling (Canmar) and renamed Canmar Ikaluk. In 1998, she was purchased by Smit International and served in the Sakhalin oil fields as Smit Sibu. In 2009, she was acquired by FEMCO Management and in 2012 given back her original name. Ikaluk was sold to China in February 2018 and renamed Beijing Ocean Leader (Chinese: 北京号破冰船). In late 2021, the vessel was acquired by its current owner.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ikaluk (8130693)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ^ a b "Ikaluk (8130693)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  3. ^ Beijing Ocean Leader. Shipxy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ^ Class 4 Ice-breaker Delivered. Harbor & Shipping, August 1983: 15–23.
  5. ^ VanShip deliver Miscaroo. Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering, October 1983.
  6. ^ "Ikaluk (835863)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Retrieved 2017-10-29.