The comment about the Finnish icebreaker above does not allow for the fact that Canada's new icebreaker is a Polar icebreaker and must be able to reach the North Pole unaided.
CCGS John G. Diefenbaker (Canada) | New Baltic icebreaker (Finland) | Viktor Chernomyrdin (Russia) | |
Length | 149 m | 110 m | 146.8 m |
Beam | 28 m | 24 m | 28.5 m |
Power | 34 MW | 19 MW | 25 MW |
Propulsion | 2 shaftlines + 1 azimuth thruster | 3 azimuth thrusters | 1 shaftline + 2 azimuth thrusters |
Icebreaking capability | 3 kn, 2.5 m | 4 kn, 1.8 m | 2 kn, 2 m |
Ice class | PC2 Icebreaker+ | PC4 Icebreaker+ | Icebreaker8 |
Price (CAD) | C$1.3 billion | C$189 million | C$245 million |
Price (EUR) | 855 million |