icebreaker

  1. Grey Havoc

    French and other proposals for Canadian nuclear icebreaker (Polar 10) project, late 1970s / early 1980s

    Does anyone have any information on the French design at least? The program was a precursor to the equally ill-fated (non-nuclear) Polar 8 icebreaker program of the 1980s. The only hard info I have on the French proposal at the moment is that the reactor was a CAS (Advanced Series Boiler)...
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    • 1970s arctic canada canadian coast guard cold war early 1980s france french fifth republic icebreaker nuclear powered vessels
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. tequilashooter

    Antarctic/Arctic Rush

    Surprised that this wasn't being discussed or have its own thread but it regards militarization, icebreaker projects, living in cold conditions, transporting fuel, possibly another area of conflict later. Examples of starting off thread to get the general idea...
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    • 21st century adélie land antarctica arctic argentine antarctica australian antarctic territory british antarctic survey british antarctic territory canada chilean antarctic territory cold war ii icebreaker marie byrd land nuclear power people's republic of china peter i island queen maud land ross dependency russian federation united states antarctic program
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    • Forum: The Bar
  3. TinWing

    RN Polar Presence Vessel Study

    This site now redirects to BMT's website: https://web.archive.org/web/20180905041319/www.uk-ndp.co.uk/project-polar.html 5 Sep 2018 About this capture "Polar Presence Vessel This study presented a preliminary design for a vessel intended to meet the requirement to replace HMS Endurance...
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    • british antarctic survey british antarctic territory early 2010s hydrographic survey ship icebreaker patrol vessel royal navy survey vessel united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. Triton

    NERC/BAS Polar Research Vessel

    Artist's impressions of NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)/BAS (British Antarctic Survey) Polar Research Vessel proposal. Source: http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/04/mhpc/
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    • 2010s british antarctic survey british antarctic territory icebreaker uk research and innovation
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. Triton

    Royal Navy "Terra Nova" icebreaker

    In the mid-1950s it was decided to increase the Royal Navy presence in the Falkland Islands dependencies. It was hoped to build a new icebreaker and the United States Navy made the plans of the Wind-class icebreaker available. British engines were selected that made the ship much longer. The...
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    • 1950s 1960s british antarctic territory cold war falkland islands dependencies survey icebreaker royal navy terra nova united kingdom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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