Sibiryakov

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The Sibiryakov was a Russian icebreaker, first built in 1909 and purchased by Russia in 1916. It was utilized during both World Wars and was the first vessel to complete a nonstop journey across the North, traveling from the White Sea to the Bering Sea in 1932. This voyage, which also involved significant scientific work, passed north of Severnaya Zemlya and further encouraged the development of the northern sea route. An island in the Kara Sea is named after Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sibiryakov, a Russian gold-mine proprietor who financed Arctic explorations and undertook expeditions himself.12

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…in Glasgow and named the Sibiryakov after purchase by Russia in 1916, was used in both World Wars (being sunk by a German cruiser in 1942) and was the first ship to make a nonstop voyage across the North from the White Sea to the Bering Sea (1932).
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…in Glasgow and named the Sibiryakov after purchase by Russia in 1916, was used in both World Wars (being sunk by a German cruiser in 1942) and was the first ship to make a nonstop voyage across the North from the White Sea to the Bering Sea (1932).
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