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Thursday, 19 December 2024

Russian icebreaker Krassin available in 1936

In a report dated 15 December 1936 dealing with the strength and composition of the Soviet fleet were the icebreakers mentioned available for the surface fleet. Stationed in the Baltic. Homeport Leningrad. Built in 1916. Gross register tonnage 4,902 tons. Horsepower 9,990 hp. Speed 14 nautical miles. (1)

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1. Lloyds Register 1939-1940. Ex-Sviatogor. Call sign UNZM. Gross tonnage 4,902 tons, under deck 2,418 tons, net tonnage 2,342 tons and as dimensions 318.0 x 71.5 x 42.2 feet. Built by Armstrong Whitworth&Co. Ltd., Newcastle, England in February 1917.

Source

Bundesarchiv Naval Attache Moscow RM-12-II-159

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