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This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels ... (1973–2013; ex-C721, ex-Haibing 102; transferred to the China Coast Guard) Type 210 icebreaker.
The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard ... a USCG Polar Class Icebreaker.
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.
Wind-class icebreakers (4 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Icebreakers of the United States Coast Guard" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279) was a Wind-class icebreaker that was built for the United States Coast Guard. Completed in time to see action in World War II, she continued in USCG service under the same name until decommissioned in 1968.
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] She is homeported in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned in 1999. On 6 September 2001 Healy visited the North Pole for the ...
During a talk in February at RAND, Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Gautier said the agency has determined it needs eight to nine icebreakers — a mix of heavy polar security cutters and medium ...
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) is a United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker.Commissioned in 1976, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington along with sister ship, USCGC Polar Sea.