Sadko (1913 icebreaker)

1977 Soviet stamp depicting Sadko
History
Newfoundland
Name	SS Lintrose
Owner	Reid Newfoundland Company
Port of registry	St. John's
Route	Port aux Basques–North Sydney
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Low Walker
Yard number	898[1]
Laid down	1912
Launched	21 January 1913[1]
Completed	14 March 1913
Acquired	29 March 1913
Identification	official number 115619[2] code letters UPCT[2]
Fate	Sold, 1915
Russian Empire
Name	Sadko
Namesake	Sadko
Owner	Russian Empire
Operator	Russian Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Acquired	1915
Fate	Sank 20 June 1916
Soviet Union
Name	Sadko
Owner	Soviet Union
Acquired	Refloated 14 October 1933
In service	9 July 1934
Fate	Sank after grounding 11 September 1941
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	1,616 GRT[1] 683 NRT[1]
Displacement	3,800 tonnes
Length	77.7 m (255 ft)[2]
Beam	11.4 m (37 ft)[2]
Height	6.9 m (23 ft)[2]
Installed power	587 nhp[2]
Propulsion	1 x 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine 1 x screw propeller
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] or 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)[2]

Sadko (Russian: Садко) was a Soviet icebreaker known for its role in scientific expeditions in the Arctic. Built as SS Lintrose in 1913 for ferry service in Newfoundland, she was sold to the government of the Russian Empire in 1915 and renamed Sadko. In Russia, she was used as a freighter in the Arctic before sinking in 1916.

She was refloated in 1933 by the Soviet government and put back into service as an Arctic science and exploration vessel. She participated in two particularly notable expeditions: one attempting to reach Kvitøya in 1935 and another attempting to locate the mythical Sannikov Land in 1937–38. Sadko ran aground and sank for a second time in 1941 during an expedition in the Kara Sea.