RV Falkor Too
Polar Queen at the SIF-Terminal of the Prinses Arianehaven in Rotterdam with yellow monopiles in the background, 2020 | |
| History | |
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| Cyprus | |
| Name | Polar Queen |
| Owner | GC Rieber Shipping |
| Port of registry | Limassol |
| Ordered | 2007-11-01 |
| Builder | C.N.P. Freire, S.A, Vigo, Spain |
| Yard number | 703 |
| Laid down | 11 December 2008 |
| Launched | 1 July 2010 |
| In service | 2011 |
| Out of service | 2021 |
| Cayman Islands | |
| Name | Falkor (too) |
| Namesake | Falkor (luckdragon) |
| Owner | V2 ORI LLC |
| Operator | Schmidt Ocean Institute |
| Port of registry | George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Acquired | 23 March 2021 |
| Refit | 2021-2022 |
| Identification |
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| Status | re-launched March 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,360 DWT |
| Length | |
| Beam | 20.0 m (66 ft) |
| Ice class | DNV ICE-C |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.85 knots (29.35 km/h; 18.24 mph) (maximum) |
| Complement | 112 |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck, max. helicopter weight 12.8 tonnes |
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RV Falkor (too) is an oceanographic research vessel refitted in 2021–2022 from the former multi-role offshore support vessel MS Polar Queen. The ship was purchased by the Schmidt Ocean Institute in March 2021. It replaced the RV Falkor.