&sq=&lang=&file=File:A_Sibirykov.jpg) A. Sibiryakov on a Soviet postage stamp
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Alexander Sibiryakov |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | D&W Henderson, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 464 |
| Launched | 23 November 1908 |
| Completed | January 1909 |
| Acquired | 1916 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by enemy action, 24 August 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | |
| Length | 241.0 ft (73.5 m) |
| Beam | 35.8 ft (10.9 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Depth | 16.9 ft (5.2 m) |
| Ice class | icebreaker |
| Installed power | 2,360 hp (1,760 kW), 347 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Crew | 104 |
| Armament |
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Alexander Sibiryakov (Russian Александр Сибиряков) was a steamship that was built in Scotland in 1909 as Bellaventure, and was originally a seal hunting ship in Newfoundland. In 1917 the Russian government bought her to be an icebreaker. She served the RSFSR and Soviet Union until 1942, when she was sunk by enemy action. The ship gave notable service in the Russian Arctic during the 1930s.
The ship was recorded as Bellaventure until at least 1920.[1] By 1927 she had been renamed[2] Александр Сибиряков. In the Latin alphabet her name was rendered Alexander Sibiriakov until at least 1935.[3] This had been changed to Alexander Sibiryakov by 1939.[4]