Icebreakers of Germany
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The icebreakers of Germany include one large icebreaker, used for International polar research and dozens of smaller icebreakers that clear navigation channels of ice in Germany's territorial waters.[1]
| name | launched | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Polarstern | 1982 | a German research icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. |
| Mellum | 1983 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[2] |
| Neuwerk | 1997 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[3] |
| Arkona | 2004 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[4] |
| Gormitz | in 2010 she assisted in the northern Peenestrom, in the fairway to Hiddensee and Ost- and Landtief | |
| Stettin | 1933 | Steamship, now a museum ship |
| Eisbrecher I | 1871 | One of the first European icebreakers |
| Eisbrecher II | 1877 | |
| Eisbrecher III | 1892 | |
| Eisvogel | 1960 | a 500-ton naval icebreaker, since 2010 Italian tugboat |
| Eisbär | 1960 | a 500-ton naval icebreaker, scrapped in late 1990s |
| Kienitz | Breaks ice on the River Oder[5] | |
| Hanse | 1965 | Built in Finland, paid off in 1998 and lost after major fire |
| Stephan Jantzen | 1967 | Dobrynya Nikitich class icebreaker (Project 97P), built in Russia for East Germany, replaced by the Arkona in 2004[6] |
| Max Waldeck | 1967 | subjected to an experimental conversion in 1983[7] |
| Hindenburg | sunk by a mine 1918.[8] | |
| Keiler | 2011 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt |
| Keitz | 2010 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt |
| Frankfurt | 2002 | constructed by Hitzler Werft for icebreaking duties on the Elbe River, Oder River, and canals in the former East Germany, operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt[9] |
| Steinbock | 1935 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt |
| Widder | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Stier | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Kienitz | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Freiburg | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt on the Rhine River.[10] |
See also
References
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- ↑ Mellum Datasheet
- ↑ Neuwerk Datasheet
- ↑ Arkona Datasheet
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