Ice-breaker "Krassin"Built in Great Britain in 1917, the icebreaker "Krassin" has had an interesting but difficult life. "Svaytogor", that was the first name of the ship, justified her original name of the mythical Russian warrior by her power and heroic deeds.During the Soviet revolution and the civil war in 1917-18 she was trapped by British soldiers and bought back only three years later. Then, having got the new name, "Krassin", and being the most powerful icebreaker in the world, she rescued the Italian expedition led by Umberto Nobile to the North Pole, which had a crash on the airship "Italia" in 1928. There also were many other rescue operations made by "Krassin". During the Second World War the icebreaker "Krassin" was a participant of the Northern (Polar) convoy PQ-15, and today she is the only remaining ship witnessed those tragic events. Besides, the icebreaker played the important role in war goods' delivery making way in ice. In the middle of the XX century "Krassin" was modernized and became more powerful and comfortable. Till 1971 she served in Arctic developing the Northern Sea Route. Then the icebreaker was used as a scientific vessel for different researches of Spitsbergen, New Land and so on. Today the legendary icebreaker "Krassin" is a museum on the water. She still can float but she prefers to receive guests on board. Welcome! |
