Taymyr (1909 icebreaker)

This article is about the non-nuclear icebreaker. For the nuclear-powered icebreaker of the same name, see Taymyr (1987 icebreaker). For other icebreakers, see Taymyr (icebreaker).

Taymyr
Taymyr and Vaygach coaling from a freighter at Emma Harbor, 1913
History
Soviet Union
NamesakeTaymyr Peninsula
OwnerRussian Imperial Navy Soviet Navy
BuilderNevsky Shipyard in Saint Petersburg
Launched1909
Out of service1950s
FateScrapped
BadgeA Russian Imperial badge commemorating the successful arctic expedition of icebreakers Taymyr and Vaygach.
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Tonnage1,200 tons
Displacement1,349 tons
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Speed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)

Taymyr was an icebreaking steamer of 1,200 tons built for the Russian Imperial Navy at Saint Petersburg in 1909. It was named after the Taymyr Peninsula.

Taymyr and her sister ship Vaygach were built for the purpose of thoroughly exploring the uncharted areas of the Northern Sea Route. This venture became known as the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition.