Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis
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Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis is a project to build "the most advanced icebreaker in the world" by a consortium of fifteen parties.
from ten European nations.
The project is coordinated by the European Polar Board, an expert board of the European Science Foundation
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The first, preparatory phase of the ship development is to be completed in 2012 when actual construction works should begin, followed by sea trials and testing procedures. In 2014 the new European polar research vessel will set sail with an operational lifetime of 35 – 40 years.
from ten European nations.
The project is coordinated by the European Polar Board, an expert board of the European Science Foundation
European Science Foundation
The European Science Foundation is an association of 78 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that facilitates cooperation and collaboration in European research and development, European...
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The first, preparatory phase of the ship development is to be completed in 2012 when actual construction works should begin, followed by sea trials and testing procedures. In 2014 the new European polar research vessel will set sail with an operational lifetime of 35 – 40 years.
Participants
| participant | location | |
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| European Science Foundation European Science Foundation The European Science Foundation is an association of 78 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that facilitates cooperation and collaboration in European research and development, European... |
ESF | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar und Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association | AWI | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche or National Research Council, is an Italian public organization set up to support scientific and technological research. Its headquarters are in Rome.-History:The institution was founded in 1923... |
CNR | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide | PNRA | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| Centre National de la Recherché Scientifique - Institut National des sciences L’Univers | CNRS-INSU | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, or AARI is the oldest and largest Russian research institute in the field of comprehensive studies of Arctic and Antarctica... |
AARI | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
| Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor | IPEV | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| Merentutkimuslaitos (Finnish Institute of Marine Research) | MTL | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
| Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research | NWO | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
| University of Bergen University of Bergen The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students... |
UIB | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
| Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung | BMBF | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique | FNRS | Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
| Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Bulgarian Antarctic Institute is the national Antarctic operator of Bulgaria, organizing annual Antarctic campaigns and maintaining the Bulgarian Antarctic base of St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands... |
BAI | Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Fundaţia Antarctică Română Fundaţia Antarctică Română Fundaţia Antarctică Română is a Romanian research institutethat manages Romania's Polar research.The Foundation is one of the partners working on the Research Icebreaker Aurora Borealis.... |
FAR | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
| Aker Arctic | AARC | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Specification
| length | 199.85 metres (655.7 ft) |
| breadth | 49 metres (160.8 ft) |
| draught | 13 metres (42.7 ft) |
| displacement | 65,000 tons |
| maximum cruise speed in open water | 15.5 knots |
| cruising speed in open water | 12 knots |
| maximum operational endurance | 90 days |
| propulsion | diesel-electric |
| maximum generator output | 94 MW |
| main propulsion | 81 MW (3 x 27 MW |
| transverse thrusters | 2 x 3 units, fixed, fully retractable, one unit forward and aft also usable in retracted position for manoeuvring |
| operational temperature limit | full functional capability to –50ºC, working capacity from +45ºC to –30 ºC |
| berthing capacity | 120 (science and crew) |
| accommodation | 80 single and 20 double cabins |
| icebreaking capacity | more than 2.5 m multi-year ice with 2 – 3 knots of speed |
| moon pool Moon pool A moon pool is a feature of marine drilling platforms, drillships and diving support vessels, some marine research and underwater exploration or research vessels, and underwater habitats, in which it is also known as a wet porch... s |
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| aircraft | hangars and landing pad for 3 helicopters |