N N N N NNN SOVETSKIY SOYUZ (1990 REFIT 50 LET POBEDY (2007) ROSSIYA (1985 REFIT 2007) YAMAL (1993) VAYGACH (1990) TAYMYR (1989) 2007) N N N PROJECT L-60 (ESTIMATED PROJECT L-60 (ESTIMATED PROJECT 21900 M (2016) PROJECT 21900 M (2016) PROJECT 21900 M (2016) PROJECT L-110 (ESTIMATED COMPLETION 2015) COMPLETION 2016) COMPLETION 2017) PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (2006) PACIFIC ENDEAVOUR (2006) PACIFIC ENDURANCE (2006) AKADEMIK TRIOSHNIKOV VARANDAY (2008) KAPITAN DRANITSYN (1980 (2011) REFIT 1999) VLADIMIR IGNATYUK (1977 32 KRASIN (1976) ADMIRAL MAKAROV (1975) RUSSIA KAPITAN SOROKIN (1977 REFIT 1982) KAPITAN KHLEBNIKOV KAPITAN NIKOLAYEV (1978) REFIT 1990) (1981) + 2 UNDER CONSTRUCTION YERMAK (1974) VITUS BERING ALEXEY CHIRIOV (2013) (2013) + 6 PLANNED SMIT SAKHALIN (1983) FESCO SAKHALIN SAKHALIN (2005) AKADEMIK FEDEROV (1987) SMIT SIBU (1983) (2005) VASILIY GOLOVNIN (1988) DIKSON (1983) MUDYUG (1982) MAGADAN (1982) KIGORIAK TALAGI (1978) DUDINKA (1970) (1979) TOR (1964) B B B ODEN (1989) ATLE (1974) FREJ (1975) YMER (1977) SWEDEN 9 B B B B B VIDAR VIKING NJORD VIKING LOKE VIKING TOR VIKING II BALDER VIKING (2001) (2011) (2011) (2001) (2001) B B B B B B FINLAND 8 NORDICA (1994) FENNICA (1993) KONTIO (1987) OTSO (1986) SISU (1976) URHO (1975) B B BOTNICA (1998) VOIMA (1954 REFIT 1979) LOUIS ST. LAURENT TERRY FOX JOHN G. DIEFENBAKER CANADA 6 (1969 REFIT 1993) (1983) (ESTIMATED COMPLETION 2017) + 1 Planned AMUNDSEN (ESTIMATED HENRY LARSEN DES GROSEILLIERS PIERRE RETURN TO SERVICE 2013) (1988) (1983) RADISSON (1978) POLAR SEA (REFIT 2006 INACTIVE POLAR STAR (1976 ESTIMATED 2011) KEY UNITED RETURN TO SERVICE 2014) Vessels were selected and organized based on their installed power measured in Brake Horse 5 Power (bhp). Vessels with less than 10,000 bhp were not considered to be capable of STATES HEALY (2000) independent arctic operation. Vessels are ordered by age, youngest first, within the bhp + 1 Planned AIVIQ (2012) POLAR RESEARCH VESSEL (TBD) groupings. Vessel outlines reflect relative sizes. COLOR GUIDE “N” indicates a nuclear powered vessel NATHANIEL B. “Flag” indicates a government owned, operated, or controlled vessel PALMER (1992) “B” indicates a vessel used predominantly in the Baltic indicates a vessel which has reached the North Pole CHINA 1 + 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION XUE LONG (1993) TBD (ESTIMATED COMPLETION > 45,000 bhp 2014) NAME (YEAR CONSTRUCTED/REFIT) * Status Unknown. DENMARK 2 B B DANBJOERN (1965 REFIT 1996 ISBJOERN (1966 REFIT 1996 Not currently used for ≥20,000 bhp OUT OF SERVICE 2010) OUT OF SERVICE 2010) Icebreaking. < 45,000 bhp NAME (YEAR CONSTRUCTED/REFIT) ARGENTINA 1 ALMIRANTE IRIZAR (ESTIMATED RETURN TO SERVICE 2012) ≥10,000 bhp < 20,000 bhp NAME (YEAR AUSTRALIA CONSTRUCTED/REFIT) 1 AURORA AUSTRALIS (1990) NON CHILE 1 OPERATIONAL ALMIRANTE OSCAR VIEL NAME (YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION/ Under repair or in Caretaker (1967) ESTIMATED AVAILABILITY) status GERMANY 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION + 1 Planned POLARSTERN (1982) POLARSTERN II (2016) NAME (ANTICIPATED COMPLETION) Being constructed currently JAPAN 1 PLANNED SHIRASE (2009) NAME (ANTICIPATED COMPLETION) Planned for construction in the near future 1 KOREA ARAON (2009) Data derived from various sources. NORWAY 1 An electronic copy of this chart is located at: SVALBARD (2002) NVC 395 (ANTICIPATED http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg552/ice.asp + 1 Planned DELIVERY 2015) UPDATED: March 28, 2012 ESTONIA 1 B TARMO (1963) Direct Questions and Comments to Doug Jackson - 202 372-2642/ 1 [email protected] LATVIA B or LCDR Mike Krause – 202-372-1540/[email protected] VARMA (1968) Developed and maintained by USCG Office of Marine Transportation System (CG-552).