Abstract

Arctic navigation has always been a challenge both to the mariner and his vessel. Before the epoch of icebreakers, many polar expeditions used conventional ships, which were often strengthened to cope with the ice-infested waters of the Arctic Ocean. Unfortunately, little is known on the design of this technology and its effectiveness. This paper aims to give some insights on this problem by describing the ice protection used during a Soviet Northern Sea Route expedition staged by the GULAG of the NKVD in 1939.

Details

Title
The 1939 Northern Sea Route expedition for the GULAG of the NKVD: a study of vessel ice protection
Author
Goncharov, A E 1 

 Associate professor, Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Jan 2019
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2557240486
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.