Xue Long 2

	Xue Long 2 at Victoria Harbour in 2024
History
China
Name	Xue Long 2 (simplified Chinese: 雪龙2; traditional Chinese: 雪龍2; pinyin: Xuě Lóng 2)
Owner	Polar Research Institute of China
Port of registry	Shanghai, China
Builder	Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, China
Yard number	H2650
Launched	10 September 2018
Completed	11 July 2019
Identification	IMO number: 9829241
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Research vessel
Displacement	14,300 tons
Length	122.5 m (402 ft)
Beam	22.3 m (73 ft)
Draught	7.9 m (26 ft) (design); 8.3 m (27 ft) (maximum);
Depth	11.8 m (39 ft)
Ice class	Polar Class 3
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä 12V32; 2 × Wärtsilä 8L32;
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipod units (2 × 7.5 MW); Two bow thrusters;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1 engine); 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (2 engines); 2–3 knots (3.7–5.6 km/h; 2.3–3.5 mph) in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) ice;
Capacity	90 crew and scientists
Aviation facilities	Helideck and hangar

Xue Long 2 (simplified Chinese: 雪龙2; traditional Chinese: 雪龍2; pinyin: Xuě Lóng 2; lit. 'Snow Dragon 2') is a Chinese icebreaking research vessel that entered service in 2019. She follows the naming of Xue Long, China's first polar research vessel.