Ship name | Snow Dragon 2
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Ship type | Polar Scientific Icebreaker
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Ice class | Polar Class 3
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owner | China Polar Research Center
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Port of registry | China Shanghai
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builder | China China Shipbuilding Corporation Jiangnan Shipyard
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Construction day | December 20, 2016
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Launch day | September 10, 2018
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Service day | July 11, 2019
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current state | In service
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Displacement | 13996- 14,300 tons
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full length | 122.5 meters (402 feet)
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Full width | 22.32 meters (73 feet)
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Draft | 7.85 meters (26 feet)
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Engines |
2 x Wärtsilä 16V32
2 x Wärtsilä 12V32
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Propulsion |
Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units (2 × 7.5 MW)
Two bow thrusters
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power | 15000KW
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speed |
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1 engine)
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (2 engines)
2-3 knots continuous icebreaking with ice thickness of 1.5 m + 0.2 m
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Endurance distance | 20000 nautical miles
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Crew | 90 people
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aircraft | 2 helicopters
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