{"id":17561,"date":"2018-03-15T19:56:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T18:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/kronprins-haakon\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T07:59:05","slug":"kronprins-haakon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/npolar.no\/en\/kronprins-haakon\/","title":{"rendered":"RV Kronprins Haakon \u2013 Norway\u2019s ice-class research vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-brp3y2-24fb62ff5634a74ac19d155909303c88\">\n.flex_column.av-brp3y2-24fb62ff5634a74ac19d155909303c88{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-brp3y2-24fb62ff5634a74ac19d155909303c88 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-b4cpbe-21c66e5d577fb0856535341302ac4704 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With 15 laboratories that can play host to most research disciplines, and with some of the most comprehensive equipment packages supplied to any research vessel, the ship will monitor the environmental and climate conditions in marine areas in the Arctic and Antarctic.<\/p>\n<h2>State-of-the-art research facilities<\/h2>\n<p>The vessel is equipped with sonar that can provide information about details on the seabed. It also has a remote-controlled submarine that can go down to a depth of 6,000 metres, a helicopter deck, seismic and trawling equipment, as well as being able to send out weather balloons that can establish profiles of the atmosphere. The vessel has considerable carrying capacity, sufficient for containers, cargo and extensive supplies for working in the field. The ship also has a \u201cmoon pool\u201d, which makes it possible to open a hatch in the bottom and send equipment down into the water, even if the ship is encased in sea ice.<\/p>\n<p>The ship is constructed from steel plate with a thickness of up to 40 mm. The icebreaker bow, combined with considerable propulsion power, allows the vessel to maintain a steady 3.5 knots through solid ice up to a thickness of one metre. In more severe conditions, the hull is dimensioned to allow the vessel to pick up speed, ram into the ice and drive up onto it, breaking the ice under the weight of the ship.<\/p>\n<h2>Low emissions and excellent safety<\/h2>\n<p>The vessel has been built in accordance with the latest safety regulations, as well as producing low emissions thanks to its state-of-the-art engines. The ship has a double hull, which will prevent tanks from being breached should the vessel run aground. 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title=&#039;Virtual tour&#039;&gt;Virtual tour&lt;\/a&gt;\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/kronprinshaakon-tour.imr.no\/' title='Virtual tour'>Virtual tour<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role='complementary' class='avia_textblock NP-factsheet-enfold no '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p class='title'>About the ship<\/p><div class='hsep'><\/div><div class='NP-factsheet-content'><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PC 3 class icebreaker: Year-round operation in ice-covered waters<\/li>\n<li>Equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation<\/li>\n<li>Moonpool and ROV, AUV and helicopter operations<\/li>\n<li>Accomodation for 15\u201317 crew and 35 scientists<\/li>\n<li>Endurance 65 days at cruising speed<\/li>\n<li>Cruising speed of 15 knop and will be able to break through ice up to one metre.<\/li>\n<li>100 metres long and 21 metres broad<\/li>\n<li>Cost: NOK 1.4 billion<\/li>\n<li>Owner: Norwegian Polar Institute<\/li>\n<li>Operations: Institute of Marine Research<\/li>\n<li>Users: UiT The Arctic university of Norway, Norwegian Polar Institutet and Institute of Marine Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kronprinshaakon.hi.no\/om-fartoyet\/fartoy-og-utstyr-i-verdensklasse-1\">More technical specifications<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"NP-factToggle\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down fa-2x\"><\/i><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k5wgkj8n-69fe608cc6fb7b28d15b600c76a58439\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k5wgkj8n-69fe608cc6fb7b28d15b600c76a58439{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k5wgkj8n-69fe608cc6fb7b28d15b600c76a58439 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role='complementary' class='avia_textblock NP-factsheet-enfold no '  style=' '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class='title'>Contact<\/p><div class='hsep-relevantlinks' ><\/div><div class='NP-factsheet-content'><p>Telephone: +47 55 90 64 80<br \/>\nIridium: +881 677 752 265<\/p>\n<p>Call signal: 3YYQ<\/p>\n<h3>Contact persons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Norwegian Polar Institute:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Stig Mathisen, +47 99166161<\/li>\n<li><strong>Institute of Marine Research:<\/strong><br \/>\nPress contact, +47 400 22 999<\/li>\n<li><strong> UiT Arctic University of Norway<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Simon Sagelv Bj\u00f8rvik, +47 41 44 68 00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div tabindex='0' role='button' class=' NP-factToggle' style='text-align:center;'><i class='fas fa-angle-down fa-2x'><\/i><\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-video av-2oymve-a75e298e3cb08f50e50b72628a4457ba avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ok6KWKznzXo'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ok6KWKznzXo?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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