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 Archangelsk. Built in 1909. Gross register tonnage 2,216 tons. Horsepower 7,000 hp. Speed 18 nautical miles. (1)
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1. Lloyds Register 1939-1940. Call sign UNYZ. Ex-Canada, ex-Earl Grey. Gross tonnage 2,216 tons, under deck 1,668 tons, net tonnage 375 tons. Built by Vickers Ss&Maxim Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, England in August 1909. Dimensions 250.0 x 47.9 x 24.0 feet.
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Bundesarchiv Naval Attache Moscow RM-12-II-159
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