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Thursday, 2 January 2025

Russian icebreaker Sneg 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 1914. Gross register tonnage 238 tons. Horsepower 900 hp. Speed 9 nautical miles. (1)

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1. Lloyds Register 1939-1940. Call sign UNZG. Built by Sandvick’s Dock, Helsingfors [Helsinki, Finland]in 1914. Gross tonnage 238 tons, under deck 199 tons, net tonnage 83 tons and as dimensions 123.0 x 21.5 x 10.5 feet.

Source

Bundesarchiv Naval Attache Moscow RM-12-II-159

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