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Sydney Harbour, between Athol Bay and Darling Point. 18 December 2015.
Vessel at 33°51'27.61" S 151°14'18.33" E
Data fron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Polar_Star_(WAGB-10)
Name: USCGC Polar Star
Builder: Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington
Commissioned: 1976
Refit: Vigor Industrial shipyard, Seattle, Washington (March 2010-December 2012)
Nickname(s): Building 10, Polar Spare, Brand X, Wide Ass Government Building, Red Tubs of Fun[1]
Status: Reactivated (March 11, 2010)
General characteristics [2]
Class & type: Polar-class icebreaker
Displacement: 10,863 long tons (11,037 t) (standard), 13,623 long tons (13,842 t) (full)
Length: 399 ft (122 m), Beam: 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m), Draft: 31 ft (9.4 m)[3]
Installed power:
Six Alco 16V-251F diesel engines (6 × 3,000 hp)
Three Pratt & Whitney FT-4A12 gas turbines (3 × 25,000 hp)
Propulsion:
Combined diesel-electric or gas (CODLOG)
Three shafts; controllable-pitch propellers
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph), 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 6-foot (1.8 m) ice
Range:
16,000 nautical miles (30,000 km; 18,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
28,275 nautical miles (52,365 km; 32,538 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement:
15 officers
127 enlisted
33 scientists
12-person helicopter detachment
Aircraft carried: 2 HH-65A Dolphin helicopters
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