Krasin (1976 icebreaker)

NSF picture of Russian icebreaker Krasin on its way to McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
History
Russia
NameKrasin
NamesakeLeonid Borisovich Krasin
OwnerFar East Shipping Company (FESCO)
Port of registryVladivostok,  Russia
BuilderWärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland
Yard number400
Completed28 April 1976
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Tonnage
Displacement20,247 tons
Length134.84 m (442.4 ft) (overall)
Beam
  • 25.97 m (85.2 ft) (moulded)
  • 26.05 m (85.5 ft) (max)
Height45.60 m (149.6 ft) from keel
Draft11.00 m (36.09 ft)
Depth16.71 m (54.8 ft)
Ice classLL2
Installed power9 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 12ZH40/48 (9 × 3,385 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 × Strömberg DC motors (3 × 8,820 kW)
  • Three fixed pitch propellers
Speed
  • 20.30 knots (37.60 km/h; 23.36 mph) (max)
  • 19.8 knots (36.7 km/h; 22.8 mph) (service)
  • 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1.8 m (5.9 ft) level ice
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar

The Krasin (Russian: Красин) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker. The vessel operates in polar regions.

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