Akademik Shuleykin-class oceanographic research vessel

The Akademik Shuleykin- class vessels are Finnish-built ice-strengthened ships built for the USSR. They were originally used for oceanographic research; currently several have been converted for tourism in Arctic/Antarctic waters, carrying approximately 50 passengers.

Ships in class

 * Akademik Shuleykin 1982 IMO: 8010324; renamed Polar Pioneer (now converted for tourism);
 * Akademik Shokalskiy, 1982 IMO: 8010336 (1998 converted for tourism)
 * Professor Molchanov, 1982 IMO: 8010348 (converted for tourism)
 * Professor Khromov, 1983 IMO: 8010350; renamed Spirit of Enderby (now converted for tourism)
 * Professor Multanovskiy, 1983 IMO: 8010362 (converted for tourism)
 * Akademik Gamburtsye, 1983 IMO: 8118994; 1997 renamed Fregat; 2003 renamed Nordsyssel (used by the governor of Svalbard)
 * Arnold Veymer, 1984 IMO 8119027; 1991 renamed Livonia; transferred to Estonia as a patrol and pollution cleanup ship, sold to Sweden and converted again (now HMS Trossö (A264))
 * Akademik Golitsyn, 1984 IMO: 8119003 (Академик Голицын)
 * Professor Polshkov, 1984 IMO: 8119015 (scrapped 2013)
 * Geolog Dmitriy Nalivkin, 1985 IMO: 8119039