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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= | Ship caption=The Polar Pioneer in the Shetlands
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=Soviet Union/Russia | USSR|civil}} {{Shipboxflag|Russia|civil}} | Ship name=* Akademik Shuleykin (1982–2001)- Polar Pioneer (2001–present)
| Ship owner=Polar Expedition[1] | Ship operator= Marine Service-RUS | Ship registry=* Leningrad, 1982–1993- Saint Petersburg, 1993–2012
| Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku, Finland | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number=342[1] | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched= | Ship completed=7 July 1982 | Ship christened= | Ship acquired= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service=1982 | Ship out of service= | Ship identification=*Callsign: UBST- {{IMO Number|8010324}}
- {{MMSI|273454860}}
| Ship fate= | Ship status=In service | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Akademik Shuleykin class research vessel | 1,753}} | Ship displacement= | 71.06|m|ft|abbr=on}}[1] | 12.82|m|ft|abbr=on}}[1] | Ship height= | 4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | 6.45|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship decks=2[1] | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | 2294|kW|hp}}[1] | Ship propulsion=1 controllable-pitch propeller | 26|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}} | Ship capacity=54 passengers[1] | Ship crew=23 | Ship notes=
}} | Polar Pioneer is a Finnish-built expedition cruise ship operated by the Australian cruise company Aurora Expeditions. The ship was built in Finland in 1982 as the Akademik Schuleykin ({{lang-ru|Академик Шулейкин}}), an ice-strengthened research ship, and for many years she plied the waters of the USSR's northern coast. In 2000 she was refurbished in St. Petersburg to provide comfortable accommodation for 54 passengers.[2] Her sister ships are Akademik Shokalskiy, Arnold Veymer, Akademik Gamburtsev, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovskiy, Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, Professor Polshkov, Professor Khromov. Polar Pioneer is currently the flagship for Aurora Expeditions. Specifications - Length 71.61 metres
- Beam 12.8 metres
- Draft 4.5 metres
- Cruising Speed 11-12 knots
- Displacement 2140 tons
- Registry Russian
- Equipment: Zodiacs, Kayaks (some trips), Diving (some trips), Ice Climbing (some trips), Camping (some trips).
References 1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web |url= http://www.rs-head.spb.ru/app/fleet.php?index=820683&type=book1&language=eng |title=Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |work=rs-head.spb.ru |year=2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/ships/polar-pioneer |title=Polar Pioneer |work=Aurora Expeditions Cruise Ships |year=2012 |accessdate=14 November 2012}}
External links - Polar Cruises
- Aurora Expeditions
- [https://travelwild.com/cruises/ships/polar-pioneer/ TravelWild Expeditions]
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