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POLAR STAR (WAGB-10) class

Country of Origin: USA

 1 POLAR STAR-class ICEBREAKER (WAGB)

 Name          Hull No.   Launched         Commissioned     Status
 POLAR STAR    WAGB-10    Nov. 17, 1973    Jan. 19, 1976    Active
 POLAR SEA     WAGB-11    June 24, 1975    Feb. 23, 1978    Inactive

The POLAR STAR-class vessels are the largest icebreakers in service outside of Russia. Several ships were originally planned in the class as replacements for the since-stricken WIND-class icebreakers. However, only the two ships were built, in...

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