| Name: | SVIATOGOR also seen as SVYATOGOR |
| Type: | Icebreaker |
| Launched: | 16/08/1916 |
| Completed: | 02/1917 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 904 |
| Dimensions: | 5168grt, 2246nrt, 323.2 x 71.0 x 38.5ft |
| Engines: | 3 x T3cyl (26, 42 & 67 x 45ins), 1643nhp; |
| (1957: 3 x T3cyl (730, 1180 & 1900 x 1120mm) | |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough; |
| (1957: Willy H Schlieker KG, Hamburg) | |
| Propulsion: | 3 x Screws (1 x forward, 2 x aft) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 02/1917 | Government of Russia |
| 1918 | British Royal Navy |
| 11/1921 | Government of Russia |
| 1928 | Renamed KRASSIN (also seen as KRASIN), registered at Leningrad |
| 1977 | Renamed LEONID KRASSIN, registered at Leningrad |
| 1989 | Renamed KRASIN, registered at Leningrad |
| 1989 | International Foundation for the History of Science, Leningrad |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 03/08/1918: Found scuttled at Arkhangelsk |
| Subsequently refloated and commissioned into the British Royal Navy | |
| 12/07/1928: Rescued survivors of the crashed Italian airship ITALIA | |
| 1941 to 1945: Served as an armed convoy escort | |
| 1953-1960: Rebuilt by Mathias Thesen Werft at Wismar | |
| 1972: Converted to research & drilling vessel | |
| 1986: Converted to a research & exhibition vessel | |
| 1992: Preserved as a museum ship at Saint-Petersburg |
Above photo as SVIATOGOR is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as SVIATOGOR is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo as KRASIN is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as KRASIN is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as KRASIN is copyright of Mike Ridgard
Above photo as KRASIN is copyright of Mike Ridgard
Above photo as KRASIN is copyright of Mike Ridgard
Above shipbuilder's model is at Newcastle University. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above shipbuilder's model is at Newcastle University. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return