Krassin (1916 icebreaker)
Icebreaker Svyatogor (renamed Krassin) as completed in 1917 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russia | |
| Name | Svyatogor then Krassin or Krasin |
| Namesake | Svyatogor then Leonid Krasin |
| Owner | Imperial Russian Navy, then Soviet Navy |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Yard number | 904 |
| Launched | 3 August 1916 |
| Completed | February 1917 |
| Status | Museum ship in Saint Petersburg |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 99,80 m |
| Beam | 21,65 m |
| Draft | 7,5 m |
| Armament | (in World War II) four 76mm guns, seven 20mm AA guns, 10 large caliber machine guns |
| Notes | |
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The first icebreaker Krassin, or Krasin, (Russian: Красин) was built for the Imperial Russian Navy as Svyatogor. She had a long, distinguished career in rescue operations, as well as a pathfinder and explorer of the Northern Sea Route. She has been fully restored to operating condition and is now a museum ship in Saint Petersburg.