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This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels (except cargo ships and tankers) capable of operating independently in ice-covered waters. Ships known to be in service are presented in bold .
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships , it may also refer to smaller vessels, such as the icebreaking boats that were once used on the canals of the United Kingdom .
Icebreaker 412 7413490: In service New bow in 1990. [14] Ymer: 1977 Icebreaker 413 7505346: In service [15] Kapitan Chechkin: 1977 River icebreaker 414 8878104: In service A series of six river icebreakers for the Soviet Union. Sister ships: Kapitan Plakhin, Kapitan Chadaev, Kapitan Krutov, Kapitan Bukaev and Kapitan Zarubin. Kapitan Plakhin ...
Polar-class icebreakers USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) are heavy icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). These cutters, specifically designed for icebreaking, have reinforced hulls, special icebreaking bows, and a system that allows rapid shifting of ballast to increase the effectiveness of their icebreaking.
USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) is the United States' largest and most technologically advanced icebreaker as well as the US Coast Guard's largest vessel. [1] She is classified as a medium icebreaker by the Coast Guard. [1]
RSV Nuyina is an icebreaking research and supply vessel intended to support Australian scientific activities and research bases in Antarctica. Capable of deploying a wide range of vehicles, including helicopters, landing barges and amphibious trucks to support the resupply operation, the new ship provides a modern platform for marine science research in both sea ice and open water with a large ...
Nuclear icebreaker Yamal, 2015. A nuclear-powered icebreaker is an icebreaker with an onboard nuclear power plant that produces power for the vessel's propulsion system. . Although more expensive to operate, nuclear-powered icebreakers provide a number of advantages over their diesel-powered counterparts, especially along the Northern Sea Route where heavy power demand associated with ...
Vasiliy Pronchishchev (icebreaker) Vaygach (1909 icebreaker) Vaygach (1989 icebreaker) Viktor Chernomyrdin (icebreaker) Vitus Bering (icebreaker) Vladimir Ignatyuk (icebreaker) Vladimir Kavrayskiy (ship) Russian patrol ship Volga