Brazilian research ship Ary Rongel

Ary Rongel" (H44) is an ice-strengthened oceanographic research ship of the Brazilian Navy. It was built by the Georg Eide's Sønner of Høylandsbygd, Norway as Polar Queen" and was launched on 22 January 1981. It was acquired by the Brazilian Navy in 1994 for the Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Description.
As built, the ship was an ice-strengthened research vessel. The vessel measured and , was long overall and between perpendiculars with a beam of . In 1986, the ship was lengthened to long overall and between perpendiculars. The vessel was remeasured as and 1,100 deadweight.
The ship is powered by two MaK 6M-453 diesel engines driving one shaft turning a controllable pitch propeller, one stern thruster and two bow thrusters rated at . The ship is capable of and has a cruising range of at .
In Brazilian naval service, the research ship has a standard displacement of and at full load. The ship is equipped with a helipad and is capable of operating up to two UH-13 Helibrás "Esquilo" helicopters. The vessel's cargo capacity in naval service is and the ship has a complement of 70 including 19 officers and space for 22 scientists.
Service history.
The research vessel was constructed at Georg Eide's Sønner in Hoylandsbygd, Norway with the yard number 111. The vessel's keel was laid down on 27 September 1980 and the ship was launched on 22 January 1981 as "Polar Queen". "Polar Queen" was completed in March 1981.
The vessel was put up for sale and was acquired by the Brazilian Navy on 19 April 1994 for use as a polar research ship assigned to the Brazilian Antarctic Program. Renamed "Ary Rongel" for Admiral Ary dos Santos Rongel, the ship was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 25 April 1994 and given the hull number H44. The ship is homeported in Rio de Janeiro.