PFS Polarstern is a German research icebreaker. The Polarstern was put into commission in 1982 and is mainly used for research in the Arctic and Antarctica. Image File history File links Ship breaking through the sea ice. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 Icebreaker Polarstern An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move and navigate through ice covered marine environments. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ...
Polarstern was build by the Howaldtswerke/Deutsche Werft at Kiel and the Werft Nobiskrug at Rendsburg. The ship has a length of 118 meters. Howaldtswerke is a German shipyard founded 1838 in Kiel. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... Rendsburg (Danish: Rendsborg) is a town at the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...
Polarstern is owned by the Alfred-Wegener-Institut in Bremerhaven, Germany. Map of Germany showing Bremerhaven Watershed of the River Weser Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ...
Polarstern is a double-hulled icebreaker. It is operational at temperatures as low as -50 °C. Polarstern can break through ice 1.5 metres thick at a speed of 5 knots. Thicker ice must be broken by ramming. A knot is a unit of speed. ...
The Research vessel Polarstern was commissioned on the 6th December 1982.
The vessel is owned by the German Government and is provided to the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association as a large scale facility by the Minister of Science and Education.
RV Polarstern was completely overhauled between 1998 and 2001 (midlife conversion) in order to meet the most advanced technical standards and prolong the total service life by another 10 to 15 years.
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