Built in Ukraine in 1993, R/V Xuelong was an icebreaker ice-strengthened to Class B1. China bought it and refitted it into a polar research vessel by making an investment of 31 million yuan (RMB), which has been put into service in place of R/V Jidi since 1994. The main technical indexes of the ship are as follows. Total length: m Moulded breadth: m Moulded depth: m Full draft: m Full displacement: 21, 025 tons Maximum speed: 18 knots Cruising radius: 20, 000 nm Main engine power: 13, 200 kw Auxiliary engine power: 800 kw × 3 Deadweight capacity: 10, 225 tons

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