Krasin (1976 icebreaker)

NSF picture of Russian icebreaker Krasin on its way to McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
History
Russia
NameKrasin
NamesakeLeonid Borisovich Krasin
OwnerFar East Shipping Company (FESCO)[1][2]
Port of registryVladivostok,  Russia[3]
BuilderWärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
Yard number400[3]
Completed28 April 1976[3]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [3]
TypeIcebreaker
Tonnage
Displacement20,247 tons
Length134.84 m (442.4 ft) (overall)
Beam
  • 25.97 m (85.2 ft) (moulded)
  • 26.05 m (85.5 ft) (max)
Height45.60 m (149.6 ft) from keel[2]
Draft11.00 m (36.09 ft)
Depth16.71 m (54.8 ft)
Ice classLL2
Installed power9 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12ZH40/48 (9 × 3,385 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 × Strömberg DC motors (3 × 8,820 kW)
  • Three fixed pitch propellers
Speed
  • 20.30 knots (37.60 km/h; 23.36 mph) (max)
  • 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h; 22.8 mph) (service)[2]
  • 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1.8 m (5.9 ft) level ice[4]
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar[2]

The Krasin (Russian: Красин) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker. The vessel operates in polar regions.

  1. ^ a b "Krasin (7359644)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c d "FESCO vessels: Krasin". Fesco Transport Group. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Krasin (740150)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  4. ^ The world icebreaker, ice breaking supply and research vessel fleet Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Baltic Ice Management, February 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-07.