While the future Finnish icebreaker is certainly much smaller than what the US is procuring, the project timeline is much, much faster.
All you ever wanted to know about icebreakers but didn’t know who to ask.
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As we know, the USCG PSC was based on the German future polar research vessel Polarstern 2.
The Germans have now awarded the project to thyssenkrupp Marine Systems who will deliver it from their Wismar shipyard by 2030 at a cost of about 1.185 billion euro (US$1.23 billion).
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The Yakutiya icebreaker is escorted out the Neva River from the yard in St. Petersburg. Photo: United Shipbuilding Corporation
The last two Project 22220 icebreakers are not exactly named after past dictators, but the battles of Leningrad and Stalingrad. The cities where those battles were fought were of course named after Lenin and Stalin, respectively, as were the 1959-built nuclear-powered icebreaker and the 1938-built steam-powered icebreaker. The latter was, however, renamed after Stalin’s death.
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As 3rd Mate I sailed on a Finish built Ro- Ro. that was ice class in New Zealand where we didn’t need that capability. She used to sail before the ferries to break up ice . I seem to remember that she called at a lot of smaller Islands with a road tanker parked immediately by the bow ramp and visor. She had a stern ramp as well. She was very well insulated and no heating was required in our winters.
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This one?
https://faktaomfartyg.se/silvia_1972.htm
Also, happy to see Noosfera in operation despite the war in Ukraine.
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Oh dear.
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Forbes on Ice Breakers
Forbes could have mentioned that Canada’s ongoing icebreaker fleet renewal program also includes sixteen icebreaking multi-purpose vessels, many of which will be stationed in the Great Lakes and replace the ageing fleet there.
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Tupsis can probably tell which icebreaker that is.
The name is painted on the hull.
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Ah yes I see it no, when I blew up the video.
The Swedish icebreaker Atle, blt. 1974:
Photo: Björn Öfjäll
Back to a popular subject, the USCG’s Polar Security Cutter:
PS> LinkedIn profile for the author of the above article:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-rybski/?originalSubdomain=fi
Canada awarded the construction contract of the first Polar Class 2 icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard to Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards:
…and as expected, Canada ordered a second Polar Class 2 icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard from Quebec-based Davie Shipbuilding who will build it jointly with Helsinki Shipyard in Finland.