In addition to deep-sea scientific exploration and cultural archaeology, the vessel can also carry out scientific exploration of polar waters in summer, which will expand China's manned deep-sea diving capability to the full sea, effectively enhancing deep-sea archaeological operations.

The vessel is 104 meters long, with a draft displacement of 10,000 metric tons and a maximum speed of 16 knots (about 30 kilometers per hour).

It can bidirectionally break ice from both bow and stern.

The vessel can accommodate more than 80 crew members and has a cruising range of 15,000 nautical miles.

GSI, a Shanghai Stock Exchange listed company located on Longxue Island at the mouth of the Pearl River, is a subsidiary of State-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp.