Ship Details

Polar Star (U.S.C.G.C.)

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Photo Credit: George Schneider

 
 
Registry #1 WAGB.10 (USCG) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# 7367471 MMSI# 367255000 VRN#
 
Name 1 1975 Polar Star (U.S.C.G.C..) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1975 Place Seattle Area WA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 399.0' x 83.5' x 31'
Builder Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. Measurement (metric) 122m x 25.45m x 9.4m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Icebreaker, polar-class
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Six Alco 16V-251F diesel engines (6 × 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)) Engine Manufacture Alco
Repower Propulsion 3 Screws
Rebuilds She had a major refit in 2012. Call Sign NBTM
Pendant  # WAGB.10 Masters Captain Paul A. Taylor (USCG) (1988); Captain R. Hammond (USCG) (1989);
 
Owner(s)
In 1976-2022 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
 
Fate Afloat in 2022 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name A pole star is a visible star, preferably a prominent one, that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation.
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was designed to break 6.5' of sea ice at three knots. In 1988 Captain Paul Taylor made a West to East Transit of the Northwest Passage and returned to Seattle WA via the Panama Canal and transitted again (East to West) in 1989 under the command of Captain R. Hammond.
 
References
MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Polar_Star_(WAGB-10);
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