“Malygin”

“Malygin” – an icebreaking steamer, former Canadian icebreaker “Bruce,” purchased by Russia in 1915 on Newfoundland from the Hudson Bay Company and then renamed as “Solovey Budimirovich” in honor of the epic hero. The steamer was built in England in 1912. The length is 79.8 m, the width is 14.2 m, and the displacement is 3,200 tons. The mechanism power is 3,000 hp; the speed is 12 knots. In 1917, it was part of the fleet of the Arctic Ocean. It worked in the north. In 1920, the ship was included in the White Sea Flotilla. In January 1920, it came out with passengers from Arkhangelsk to Indiga along the Pechora Sea coast and was trapped by ice, carried out to the Kara Sea, and drifted northward. On June 19, 1920, at latitude 72°36′N, it was met by the icebreakers “Svyatogor” and “Canada” (later “Fyodor Litke”). One hundred fifty people of the crew and passengers were rescued on the steamer. In 1921, the icebreaker was renamed as “Malygin” in honor of the Russian polar explorer...