Icebreakers of Germany
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 | IMO / ENI number | launched | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polarstern | IMO 8013132 | 1982 | a German research icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven. |
| Mellum | IMO 8301981 | 1983 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[2] |
| Neuwerk | IMO 9143984 | 1997 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[3] |
| Arkona | 2004 | Multi-purpose vessel with icebreaking capabilities[4] | |
| Görmitz | IMO 9339363 | 2004 | in 2010 she assisted in the northern Peenestrom, in the fairway to Hiddensee and Ost- and Landtief |
| Schwedt | ENI 05041960 | 2010 | Breaks ice on the River Oder |
| 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 | 1961 | a 500-ton naval icebreaker, scrapped in late 1990s | |
| Kienitz | ENI 05027290 | 1958 | 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 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 | 1915 | sunk by a mine 1918.[8] | |
| Kietz | ENI 05041970 | 2010 | Breaks ice on the River Oder |
| Keiler | 2011 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Frankfurt | ENI 05039960 | 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 | 1949 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Stier | 1951 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt | |
| Freiburg | ENI 05042180 | 2012 | Operated by the Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt on the Rhine River; working vessel.[10] |
| Eisvogel | 1942 | Operated by the Kriegsmarine and later Soviet Navy. Decommissioned in 1972. | |
| Eisbär | 1942 | Operated by the Kriegsmarine and later Soviet Navy. Decommissioned in 1979. | |
| Castor | 1941 | Operated by the Kriegsmarine. Sunk in 1945 but later raised by the Soviet Union. | |
| Pollux | 1943 | Operated by the Kriegsmarine. Sunk in 1945. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Restrictions to Navigation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.
- ^ Mellum Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Datasheet
- ^ Neuwerk Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Datasheet
- ^ Arkona Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Datasheet
- ^ Michael Urban (2009-01-19). "German icebreaker 'Kienitz' ships down the river Oder between Germany and Poland". Getty Images. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Icebreaker Stephan Jantzen". 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15.
- ^ H. Wilckens, A. Freitas (June 1983). "Thyssen-Waas icebreaker concept model tests and full scale trials". Cold Regions Science and Technology. 7: 285–291. doi:10.1016/0165-232X(83)90074-5.
- ^ "Big German Icebreaker Hits a Mine --Several Sailors Drowned" (PDF). New York Times. 1918-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "Neubau des starken flachgehenden Eisbrechers 'FRANKFURT' für die Oder" [Construction of large flat-bottomed ice-breaker 'Frankfurt' for the Oder] (PDF). Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Eberswalde. 2002-05-25. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^
"Das neue Motorschiff der Außenstelle Breisach des Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes heißt "Freiburg"" [The motor ship of the new branch of Breisach called the Waterways and Shipping Office "Freiburg"]. Badische Zeitung. 2012-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
Zum Aufgabengebiet des Bootes gehören die Uferunterhaltung, die Überwachung der Fahrrinnentiefe und das Auslegen, Einholen und Warten von Schifffahrtszeichen. Ausgerüstet mit Linienecholot und Seitensichtsonar, kann die MS "Freiburg" Hindernisse in der Fahrrinne aufspüren. Es verfügt über eine Schubbühne und ist auch als Eisbrecher einsetzbar, was an seinem Breisacher Standort wohl kaum notwendig werden dürfte.