List of icebreakers


This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels capable of operating independently in ice-covered waters. Ships known to be in service are presented in bold.

[Argentina]

[Canadian Coast Guard]https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/icebreaking-deglacage/fleet-flotte-eng.html

[Polar [Research Institute of China]]

Estonian Maritime Museum

State-owned icebreakers

Steam-powered

[French Navy]

[Imperial Japanese Navy]

The following icebreaking supply ships are operating or have operated in the Kazakh Caspian Sea oil fields:

[Greenpeace]

Icebreakers

The following lists include icebreakers owned and/or operated by both government-owned as well as commercial entities.

[Nuclear-powered icebreaker]s

Offshore vessels

The following are Russian-owned, -operated and/or -flagged icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessels, platform supply vessels, standby vessels etc. engaged primarily in offshore oil and gas projects:
In addition, the following shallow-draught icebreaking offshore vessels operate in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea oil fields:
The following vessels are or have been in service with the Russian Navy and its predecessors:

[Spain]

[Swedish Maritime Administration]

Three icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessels were chartered by the Swedish Maritime Administration for escort icebreaking duties in the Baltic Sea until 2015.

[United States Coast Guard]