Krišjānis Valdemārs (icebreaker)
Krišjānis Valdemārs was an icebreaker of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Latvia from 1926 to 1941. It was designed to clear shipping lanes from the ice in the freezing port of Riga, but was also used for escorting the President and members of the government on foreign visits.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Latvia | |
| Name | Krišjānis Valdemārs |
| Namesake | Krišjānis Valdemārs |
| Builder | Glasgow Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1924 |
| Launched | 1925 |
| Commissioned | January 1926 |
| Fate | Sunk on 28 August 1941 by mine in the Gulf of Finland near Mohn Island near Juminda Cape. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Displacement | 1,932 tons |
| Length | 60 m (196 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 5,200 hp (3,900 kW) |
| Speed | 14.4 knots (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph) |
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