- Professor Molchanov
"Professor Molchanov" ( _ru. «Профессор Молчанов») is a
Russia n (formerly Soviet) Finnish-built Oceanographic Ice-ClassResearch Vessel now converted to passenger duties for the expedition cruise market. It was named afterPavel Molchanov ,radiosonde inventor, on his 90th anniversary.Research vessel
The 72 metre, 1753-ton Professor Molchanov was built in
Finland for theSoviet Union onDecember 28 1982 and used in the USSR betweenJanuary 26 1983 andSeptember 7 1991 for polar and oceanographic research. As a Soviet research vessel it made 34 research cruises [cite web|work=Federal Target Program World Ocean|title=Information on RV Professor Molchanov|language=Russian|url=http://data.oceaninfo.ru/resource/objects/vessels/vesselDetails.jsp?id=2691] , including three global expeditions held byMurmansk Hydrometeorological Administration [cite web|work=Russian National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC)|title=List of global ocean RV cruises 1964-1999|url=ftp://www.meteo.ru/pub/nodc/common/list_cruis.zip] :
*April 28 1984 -June 10 1984 , throughNorth Sea ,Norwegian Sea ,Northeastern Atlantic Ocean ,Barents Sea conducting research inhydrology
*September 19 1989 -November 30 1989 , throughGreenland Sea ,North Atlantic Ocean , Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea - hydrology
*December 12 1989 -February 22 1990 , through Norwegian Sea,South Atlantic Ocean , Barents Sea, North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean - hydrologyPassenger ship
The ship has been converted for passenger use, the vessel is suited for expedition cruising.
Technical data
*Length: 69.7m
*Breadth: 12.8m
*Draft: 4.5m
*GRT: 1753 tons
*Engines: 2 Diesel ME, 3120 HP
*Ice Class: UL
*Speed: 10 knots
*Crew: 32
*Passengers: 48
*Registry: RussiaReferences
External links
* [http://www.adventureassociates.com/antarctica/vessels/molchanov.shtml Adventure Associates] Deck plans and itineraries
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