Krasin (1976 icebreaker)
 NSF picture of Russian icebreaker Krasin on its way to McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Krasin |
| Namesake | Leonid Borisovich Krasin |
| Owner | Far East Shipping Company (FESCO)[1][2] |
| Port of registry | Vladivostok,  Russia[3] |
| Builder | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland |
| Yard number | 400[3] |
| Completed | 28 April 1976[3] |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 20,247 tons |
| Length | 134.84 m (442.4 ft) (overall) |
| Beam |
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| Height | 45.60 m (149.6 ft) from keel[2] |
| Draft | 11.00 m (36.09 ft) |
| Depth | 16.71 m (54.8 ft) |
| Ice class | LL2 |
| Installed power | 9 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12ZH40/48 (9 × 3,385 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar[2] |
The Krasin (Template:Lang-ru) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker. The vessel operates in polar regions.
History
The ship was built at the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland in 1976.[2] Named after an early Bolshevik leader and Soviet diplomat Leonid Krasin and an earlier icebreaker of the same name.
Design
The second Krasin is a triple-screw diesel-powered icebreaker owned by the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) and is based in Vladivostok. The hull has a friction-reducing coating.[5]
Krasin can break ice six feet thick.[6]
Service
During the 2004-2005 season (Operation Deep Freeze 2005), the United States Antarctic Program hired the Krasin as a secondary vessel to help clear a channel to McMurdo Station[7] because the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star faced a record 90+ mile cut through fast ice. The Krasin departed Vladivostok on December 21, 2004 and arrived at the Ross Sea ice edge one month later.[6][8]
The Krasin departed the Ross Sea on the 9th of February, reaching Vladivostok on March 5, 2005. She is unlikely to return to the Antarctic as FESCO have signed a multi-year contract for Krasin to support oil rig operations in the Sea of Okhotsk from March 2005 onwards.[6] Along with her sister ship Icebreaker Admiral Makarov, Krasin has been providing winter escort to large capacity tankers from the port of De-Castri (Khabarovsk) as part of the Sakhalin-I project.[9] During the summer months she provides escort on the Northern Sea Route to the Eastern sector of Arctic servicing sea terminals of North Chukotka.[10]
See also
She is one of four large icebreakers operated by the Far East Shipping Company:
References
- ^ a b "Krasin (7359644)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ a b c d e "FESCO vessels: Krasin". Fesco Transport Group. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ a b c d e f "Krasin (740150)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ^ The world icebreaker, ice breaking supply and research vessel fleet. Baltic Ice Management, February 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Ship Resupply 2005/2006" (PDF). U.S. Antarctic Program. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ a b c "Krasin". Antarctic Philately. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "Russian Ice-Breaker Krasin Heading for Antarctic to Rescue U.S. Polar Station McMurdo". Russian Embassy Press Release. 2004-12-21. Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "U.S., Russian icebreakers open path to Antarctic base". USA Today. February 6, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Ice Breakers left Vladivostok for Sakhalin Coast". Vladivostok Times. December 24, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "Icebreaker the Krasin pursued to East Arctic". FESCO. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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