Xue Long
research vessel
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Xue Long
- IMO number
- 8877899
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- research vessel
- Gross tonnage
- 15,352
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 167 m
- Beam
- 22.6 m
- Year built
- 1993
- Builder
- Kherson Shipyard
- Registered owner
- Polar Research Institute of China
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Xue Long
Xue Long (simplified Chinese: 雪龙; traditional Chinese: 雪龍; pinyin: Xuě Lóng; lit. 'Snow Dragon', shway-lung) is a Chinese icebreaking research vessel. Built in 1993 at Kherson Shipyard in Ukraine, she was converted from an Arctic cargo ship to a polar research and re-supply vessel by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding of Shanghai by the mid-1990s. The vessel was extensively upgraded in 2007 and 2013. Until 2019, Xue Long was the only Chinese icebreaking research ship in service. A second Chinese polar icebreaker named Xue Long 2, slightly smaller but more capable, entered service in July 2019.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Xue Long now?
- Xue Long has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Xue Long?
- Xue Long is a research vessel, built in 1993 by Kherson Shipyard. The vessel is 167 m long with a beam of 22.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 15,352.
- Who owns Xue Long?
- Xue Long is registered to Polar Research Institute of China. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Xue Long been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Xue Long appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).