Kapitan Khlebnikov (icebreaker)
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Kapitan Khlebnikov in arctic ice en route to Wrangel Island. Photo by: Roderick Eime
The Kapitan Khlebnikov (Russian: Капитан Хлебников) is a Russian icebreaker that offers excursions to the Arctic and Antarctic, built in 1981 in Finland. She is one of four Kapitan Sorokin class icebreakers, a sister vessel to the Kapitan Dranitsyn, Kapitan Sorokin and Kapitan Nikolayev.
| Displacement | 12,288 tons |
| Power | 22,000 hp or 24,000 hp total |
| Length | 132.40 m |
| Width | 26.75 m |
| Draft | 8.50 m |
| Hangars | 2 helicopters |
| Cuising Speed | 14 knots or 15 knots |
| Max speed | 19 knots |
| Crew | 60 or 70 |
| Passengers | 108 |
Stop Press: (Jan. 2006) Kapitan Khlebnikov equals world record for furthest south by any vessel. [78° 41’]
[edit] External links
- Page devoted to the Kapitan Khlebnikov from Adventure Associates.
- Page showing Kapitan Khlebnikov deck plan Quark Expeditions.
- Website of Aurora Expeditions Kapitan Khlebnikov.
- Cool Antarctic page devoted to Khlebnikov.
- Hughes, Peter (2007-02-10). The last continent. Telegraph. Retrieved on February 23, 2007. (Hughes describes his journey on the Kapitan Khlebnikov)
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