CCGS Arpatuuq
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CCGS Arpatuuq is a future Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker being built under the Polar Icebreaker Project as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Its construction began at Helsinki Shipyard in F
Conceptual rendering of the future CCGS Arpatuuq
Polar Class
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Polar Class refers to the ice class assigned to a ship by a classification society based on the Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships developed by the International Association of Classification
CCGS Arpatuuq
…oil spill response operations, and carry out emergency towing year-round. The vessel will be classified by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Its ice class, Polar Class 2, is the second highest ice class according to the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Requirements for Polar Class…
The 2012-built South African polar research vessel S. A. Agulhas II is one of the few vessels rated PC 5 or higher.
The 2020-built SH Minerva is a small expedition cruise ship with Polar Class 5 rating.
The Finnish LNG-powered icebreaker Polaris, built in 2016, is rated Polar Class 4 with an additional notation "Icebreaker(+)" denoting additional strengthening.
The Polar Class 3 icebreaking research vessel Kronprins Haakon is operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute.