Built as icebreaker/research vessel under yard No2440 by the Admiralty yard in St Petersburg, Russia for the Russian Federation.
30 June 2009 keel laid down.
Launched under the name AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV, named after Alexey Tryoshnikov who was the President of the Geographical Society of the USSR since 1977.
Tonnage12,701 grt, 3,810 nrt, 6,634 dwt, dim. 133.53 x 23.25 x 13.50m. Length bpp. 123.24m
Powered: diesel electric by two Wärtsilä W9L38B each 6,525 kW. and 1 Wärtsilä 6L38B, 4,350 kW, two Electric motors each 7,000 kW, two shafts, speed 15 knots. In ice of a thickness of 1.1m her speed is 2 knots.
Bunker capacity 2,479 tons.
Range 15,000 mile.
Six holds total capacity 3961 cubic meter and 3 reefer holds total capacity 881 cubic meter.
Container capacity: 24 including 5 reefer containers.
11 Scientific laboratories
Accommodation for 80 people and 60 crew.
Carried two Kamov Ka-32 helicopters.
15 December 2012 completed. Homeport St Pietersburg.
Managed by the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.
Her maiden voyage was from St Pietersburg to the Antarctic with a call at Montevideo where she was shifted from one berth to a other on 23 January 2013 she grounded, was refloated and docked to inspect her for any damage before she sailed to the Antarctic waters.
She will be back in St Pietersburg later in 2013.
2013 In service IMO No 9548536.
On a Russian envelope issued in 2013 with postmarks I can not read. (Image of the envelope with thanks to Mr. Gennadiy Sitnikov)
Source: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Wikipedia and http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz