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RV Profesor Siedlecki

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History
Merchant and state ensign of Poland to 22 February 1990Poland
NameRV Profesor Siedlecki
NamesakeMichał Marian Siedlecki, Polish biologist.
OwnerMorski Instytut Rybacki (Sea Fisheries Institute)[1]
Builder'Stocznia Gdanska im. Lenina', Gdansk, Poland[2]
Laid down31 October 1970[1]
Identification
FateSold for scrapping April 1992[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeproject B-424 fishery research trawler[2]
TypeFisheries research vessel
Tonnage2798 gross register tons/997 net[2][1]
Length89.34 m (OA), 80.0 m (BP)[2]
Beam15.0 m (molded breadth)[2]
PropulsionDiesel-electric - Three Fiat A 238V SS diesel engines rated at 1230 bhp each powering two 1560 kW motors[2]
Capacity53 crew + 33 research staff[2]

RV Profesor Siedlecki was a Polish fishery research ship built to carry out research in the southern polar waters. The research was aimed at the fisheries off the Falkland Islands down to 57S. The ship was named after the Polish zoologist Professor Michał Siedlecki, who died in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Its first cruise took place in 1974.[3] Further expeditions were captained by Miron Babiak. The ship was scrapped in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Profesor Siedlecki GDY330 - IMO 7043518 shipspotting.com, accessed 6 November 2021
  2. ^ a b c d e f g ""Profesor Siedlecki" type fishery research trawler (project B-424)". Fishing Fleet of Communist and Post-Communist Countries. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  3. ^ SCAR Report No 20 May 2001 www.scar.org Archived 13 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine