Icebreakers of Germany
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The icebreakers of Germany include one large icebreaker, used for International polar research and several smaller icebreakers that clear navigation channels of ice in Germany's territorial waters.[1]
| name | launched | notes |
|---|---|---|
| PV Polarstern | 1982 | a German research icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. |
| Icebreaker Arkona | 2004 | in 2010 she assisted in the eastern approach to Stralsund, Landtief and in the Greifswalder Bodden[1][2] |
| Gormitz | in 2010 she assisted in the northern Peenestrom, in the fairway to Hiddensee and Ost- and Landtief | |
| Stettin | 1933 | built in 1933, now a museum ship |
| Eisvogel | 1981 | a 500 ton naval icebreaker, built in 1981 |
| Eisbär | 1981 | a 500 ton naval icebreaker, built in 1981, scrapped in 1997 |
| icebreaker Kienitz | Breaks ice on the River Oder[3] | |
| Icebreaker Stephan Jantzen | 1967 | Built in Russia as the Dobrynja Nikitisj, transferred to Germany or East Germany after 1991, replaced by the Arkona in 2004[4] |
| Max Waldeck | subjected to an experimental conversion in 1983[5] | |
| Hindenburg | sunk by a mine 1918.[6] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Restrictions to Navigation". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bsis.eisdienst.de%2Fmaterial%2FIcebreakerservice.pdf&date=2010-02-18.
- ↑ "Stralsund Icebreaker is fighting against ice". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstralsund-community.de%2Fen%2FStralsund&date=2010-02-18.
- ↑ Michael Urban (2009-01-19). "German icebreaker 'Kienitz' ships down the river Oder between Germany and Poland". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2F84356305%2FDDP&date=2010-02-18.
- ↑ "Icebreaker Stephan Jantzen". 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvirtualglobetrotting.com%2Fmap%2Ficebreaker-stephan-jantzen%2F&date=2010-02-18.
- ↑ H. Wilckens, A. Freitas (1983-06). "Thyssen-Waas icebreaker concept model tests and full scale trials". Cold Regions Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%3F_ob%3DArticleURL%26_udi%3DB6V86-488G697-12%26_user%3D10%26_coverDate%3D06%252F30%252F1983%26_rdoc%3D1%26_fmt%3Dhigh%26_orig%3Dsearch%26_sort%3Dd%26_docanchor%3D%26view%3Dc%26_searchStrId%3D1212878830%26_rerunOrigin%3Dgoogle%26_acct%3DC000050221%26_version%3D1%26_urlVersion%3D0%26_us&date=2010-02-18.
- ↑ "Big German Icebreaker Hits a Mine --Several Sailors Drowned" (PDF). New York Times. 1918-03-12. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9403EED6133BEE3ABC4A52DFB5668383609EDE. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
