Taymyr (1909 icebreaker)
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This article is about the non-nuclear icebreaker. For the nuclear-powered icebreaker of the same name, see Taymyr (1987 icebreaker). For other icebreakers, see Taymyr (icebreaker).
Taymyr was an icebreaking steamer of 1,200 tons built for the Russian Imperial Navy at Saint Petersburg in 1909. It was named after the Taymyr Peninsula.
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Taymyr and Vaygach coaling from a freighter at Emma Harbor, 1913 | |
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Soviet Union | |
Namesake | Taymyr Peninsula |
Owner | Russian Imperial Navy Soviet Navy |
Builder | Nevsky Shipyard in Saint Petersburg |
Launched | 1909 |
Out of service | 1950s |
Fate | Scrapped |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Icebreaker |
Tonnage | 1,200 tons |
Displacement | 1,349 tons |
Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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Taymyr and her sister ship Vaygach were built for the purpose of thoroughly exploring the uncharted areas of the Northern Sea Route. This venture became known as the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition.