Akademik Shuleykin-class research vessel
Arnold Veimer as HSwMS Trossö in Swedish Navy service | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Akademik Shuleykin class (Project 637) |
| Builders | Valmetin Laivateollisuus Oy, Turku, Finland |
| Operators | |
| Completed | 10 |
| Active | 9 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Type | Ice-strengthened research vessels |
| Tonnage | 1,753 GRT |
| Displacement | 2,140 t (2,110 long tons) |
| Length | 71.6 m (234 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Depth | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, 3,120 hp (2,330 kW) |
| Speed | 10–14 knots (19–26 km/h; 12–16 mph) |
| Endurance | 70 days |
The Akademik Shuleykin class consists of a series of Finnish-built ice-strengthened ships constructed for the USSR. Originally used for oceanographic research, several of these vessels have been converted for tourism in Arctic/Antarctic waters, accommodating approximately 50 passengers.