Polar Athena is a Finnish-built expedition cruise ship
The ship was built in Finland in 1982 as the Akademik Schuleykin (), an ice-strengthened research ship, and for many years she plied the waters of the USSR's northern coast. In 2000 she was refurbished in St. Petersburg to provide comfortable accommodation for 54 passengers.
Her sister ships are Akademik Shokalskiy, Arnold Veymer, Akademik Gamburtsev, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovskiy, Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, Professor Polshkov, Professor Khromov.
Specifications Length 71.61 metres Beam 12.8 metres Draft 4.5 metres Cruising Speed 10 knots Displacement 2140 tons Registry Cyprus Classification society RINA Equipment: Zodiacs, Kayaks, Diving (some trips), Ice Climbing (some trips), Camping (some trips).
References
External links Unipolar Shipping Limited