Vasiliy Poyarkov (icebreaker)

History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Ledokol-4 (Ледокол-4) (1963–1966)
  • Vasiliy Poyarkov (Василий Поярков) (1966–1988)
  • Poyar (Пояр) (1988)
NamesakeVassili Poyarkov
OwnerFar East Shipping Company
Port of registryVladivostok, Soviet Union
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard (Leningrad, USSR)
Yard number766
Laid down13 August 1962
Launched16 March 1963
Completed26 July 1963
Decommissioned1988
In service1963–1988
IdentificationIMO number: 6500777
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class & typeDobrynya Nikitich-class icebreaker
Displacement2,935 t (2,889 long tons)
Length67.7 m (222 ft)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draught5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Depth8.3 m (27.2 ft)
Installed power3 × 13D100 (3 × 1,800 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-electric; three shafts (2 × 2,400 hp + 1,600 hp)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Endurance17 days
Complement42

Vasiliy Poyarkov (Russian: Василий Поярков) was a Soviet icebreaker in service from 1963 until 1988. It was one of twelve Project 97A icebreakers built by Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1961–1971.