Eisvogel (1942 icebreaker)
Eisvogel | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Nazi Germany | |
| Name | Eisvogel |
| Namesake | German for Kingfisher |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine |
| Builder | Aalborg Shipyard, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Laid down | 1941 |
| Launched | 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1942 |
| In service | 1942–1945 |
| Fate | Scuttled in Wismar, 1945. Raised and handed over to the Soviet Union as war reparations in 1946 |
| Soviet Union | |
| Name | Alyosha Popovich (Алёша Попович) |
| Namesake | Alyosha Popovich, Russian folk hero |
| Operator | Soviet Navy |
| Acquired | 1946 |
| In service | 1946–1972 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage | 2913 tons |
| Length | 61.4 m (201 ft) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23 km/h) |
| Crew | 69 |
Eisvogel was an icebreaker in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. After the war, the ship served in the Soviet Union until 1972.