MV Xue Long 2

Xue Long 2 at Victoria Harbour in 2024
History
China
NameXue Long 2 (simplified Chinese: 雪龙2; traditional Chinese: 雪龍2; pinyin: Xuě Lóng 2)
OwnerPolar Research Institute of China
Port of registryShanghai, China
BuilderJiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, China
Yard numberH2650
Launched10 September 2018[1]
Completed11 July 2019
IdentificationIMO number: 9829241
StatusIn service
General characteristics [2]
TypeResearch vessel
Displacement14,300 tons
Length122.5 m (402 ft)
Beam22.3 m (73 ft)
Draught
  • 7.9 m (26 ft) (design)
  • 8.3 m (27 ft) (maximum)
Depth11.8 m (39 ft)
Ice classPolar Class 3
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1 engine)
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (2 engines)
  • 2–3 knots (3.7–5.6 km/h; 2.3–3.5 mph) (icebreaking)
Capacity90 crew and scientists
Aviation facilitiesHelideck and hangar

MV Xue Long 2 (simplified Chinese: 雪龙2; traditional Chinese: 雪龍2; pinyin: Xuě Lóng 2; lit. 'Snow Dragon 2') is a Chinese icebreaking research vessel that entered service in 2019. She follows the naming of MV Xue Long, China's first polar research vessel.[3]

  1. ^ China Launches Icebreaker Xuelong 2. The Maritime Executive, 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ China builds first polar research ship. The Motorship, 17 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference xinhua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).