RV Polarstern

Summary

RV Polarstern is an icebreaker^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of icebreaker entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RV Polarstern's image is recorded as RV Polarstern in the Antarctic in 2021.jpg^[3].
• RV Polarstern's instance of is recorded as icebreaker^[4].
• RV Polarstern's instance of is recorded as research vessel^[5].
• RV Polarstern's owned by is recorded as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space^[6].
• RV Polarstern's operator is recorded as Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research^[7].
• pole star is named after RV Polarstern^[8].
• RV Polarstern's manufacturer is recorded as Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft^[9].
• RV Polarstern's manufacturer is recorded as Nobiskrug^[10].
• RV Polarstern's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133778687^[11].
• RV Polarstern's GND ID is recorded as 4249578-7^[12].
• RV Polarstern's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86147248^[13].
• RV Polarstern's Commons category is recorded as Polarstern (ship, 1982)^[14].
• RV Polarstern's Commons category is recorded as IMO 8013132^[15].
• RV Polarstern's IMO ship number is recorded as 8013132^[16].
• RV Polarstern's shipping port is recorded as Bremerhaven^[17].
• RV Polarstern's has part is recorded as library room^[18].
• RV Polarstern's has part is recorded as laboratory^[19].
• RV Polarstern's port of registry is recorded as Bremerhaven^[20].
• RV Polarstern's MMSI is recorded as 211202460^[21].
• RV Polarstern's yard number is recorded as 707^[22].
• RV Polarstern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01p4z5^[23].
• RV Polarstern's service entry is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• RV Polarstern's significant event is recorded as contract awarding^[25].
• RV Polarstern's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[26].
• RV Polarstern's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[27].

Why It Matters

RV Polarstern ranks in the top 8% of icebreaker entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]