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 1895. Gross register tonnage 1,150 tons. Horsepower 3,200 hp. Speed 12 nautical miles. (1)
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1. Lloyds Register 1939-1940. Ex-Sleipnir. Built by Act. S. Burmeister&Wain Mas. og Skibs., Copenhagen, Denmark in 1895. Gross tonnage 1,151 tons, under deck 1,088 tons and as dimensions 171.5 x 40.2 x 26.0 feet. Call sign UNZQ.
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Bundesarchiv Naval Attache Moscow RM-12-II-159
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