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Lenin (1916 icebreaker)
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For the nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin, see Lenin (1957 icebreaker).
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Alexander and Russian ship Alexander Nevsky.
Lenin (Russian: Ленин) was a Russian icebreaker originally built in England for the Russian Empire. Launched in 1916, before going into service for Russia, the ship first served in the Royal Navy during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. It was eventually acquired by the Soviet Union and served through World War II, and was scrapped in 1977.
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Name | HMS Alexander |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Low Walker |
Yard number | 905 |
Laid down | June 1916 |
Launched | 23 December 1916 |
Completed | June 1917 |
Commissioned | September 1917 |
Decommissioned | 1919 |
Fate | Handed over to White Russian forces, 1919 |
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Namesake | Vladimir Lenin |
Acquired | c.1919 |
Out of service | 1968 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1977 |
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Type | Icebreaker |
Tonnage | 3,375 GRT, 1,330 NRT |
Displacement | 5,600 tonnes |
Length | 264.2 ft (80.5 m) |
Beam | 64.1 ft (19.5 m) |
Draught | 21.2 ft (6.5 m) |
Installed power | 1,038 NHP |
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