Malygin (1912 icebreaker)

This article is about the icebreaker built in 1912. For other Russian and Soviet icebreakers named Malygin, see Malygin (icebreaker).
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History
NameMalygin
NamesakeStepan Malygin
OwnerSoviet Union
Port of registryMurmansk
BuilderNapier and Miller, Glasgow
Yard number181
Launched9 December 1911
CompletedFebruary 1912
Acquired12 February 1912 (Reid Newfoundland Company); 1915 (Imperial Russian Government)
FateSunk in a storm on 27/28 October 1940
General characteristics
Tonnage1,553 gross register
Displacement3200 tonnes
Length78.9 m
Beam14.2 m
PropulsionOne 3-cylinder triple-expansion engine
Speed15 knots
Crew98
The Malygin and LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin on a Soviet stamp (1931)

The steamship Malygin (Малыгин) was a Soviet icebreaker of 3,200 tonnes displacement. She was named after Stepan Malygin.