Ship Details

Northwind (U.S.S.)

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Photo Credit: Museum of History & Industry (PI26368)

 
 
Registry #1 WAGB.282 (USCG) Registry #2 (USSR Register) Registry #3 AGB.5 (USCG)
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 Northwind (U.S.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1944 Severni Veter Name 7
Name 3 (nk) Admiral Makarov Name 8
Name 4 1952 Staten Island (U.S.S.) Name 9
Name 5 1965 Staten Island (U.S.C.G.S.) Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place Los Angeles (San Pedro) Area CA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 269' x 63.5' x 25.6'
Builder Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco CA Measurement (metric) 82m x 19.35m x 7.82m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 6515 Type 1 Icebreaker (Wind-class)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 6- 10cyl opposed diesel engines Engine Manufacture Fairbanks Morse Co., Beloit WI USA
Repower Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # AGB.5 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by the United States Navy. In 1944-1952 she was transferred to the Soviet Union under a Lend-Lease Agreement. In 1952-1965 she was owned by the United States Navy. In 1965-1978 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Severni Veter - north wind
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was built by Western Pipe and Steel Co. at San Pedro CA this vessel was commissioned in 1944 and based at Seattle WA. this vessel was a US Coast Guard icebreaker which, in 1969, made an East to West transit of the Northwest Passage and again late in the season a West to East Transit, accompanying the Manhattan (the First Vessel to Transit Twice in One Season). this vessel was the first vessel to transit the length of M'Clure Strait. The northwind was built by Western Pipe & Steel Company of Los Angeles CA and launched in 1945. this vessel was decommissioned in 1978 the last built in the series of four Wind-Class heavy duty ocean icebreakers. this vessel was broken up.
 
References
MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
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