Aurora Borealis (icebreaker)
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Aurora Borealis is a proposed European research icebreaker, comparable to the world's strongest icebreakers,[2] planned jointly by a consortium of fifteen participant organizations and companies[3] from ten European nations. If built, she would be the largest icebreaker ever built as well as the first icebreaker built to the highest IACS ice class, Polar Class 1.
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Name | Aurora Borealis |
Namesake | Aurora Borealis |
Operator | European Science Foundation |
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Type | Icebreaker |
Displacement | 65,000 tons |
Length | 199.85 m (655.7 ft) |
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Draught | 13 m (43 ft) |
Ice class | Polar Class 1 |
Installed power | Eight main generators, 94 MW |
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Endurance | 90 days |
Crew | Accommodations for 120 personnel (science and crew) |
Aviation facilities | 2 helipads, hangar for 3 helicopters |
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The unique feature of the proposed vessel is its ability to perform scientific deep sea drilling in a sea ice covered ocean. The ship is proposed to have an operational lifetime of 35 to 40 years, with the main area of operations being the inner Arctic Ocean.