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Ships (icebreakers) which have reached the North Pole
Compiled by R.K. Headland, Scott Polar Research Institute
| Name | Master | Date arrived | Flag | Propulsion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arktika | Yuriy Kuchiyev | 17 August 1977 | Soviet Union | Nuclear |
| 2 | Sibir' | Zigfrid Vibakh | 25 May 1987 | Soviet Union | Nuclear |
| 3 | Rossiya | Anatoly Lamehov | 8 August 1990 | Soviet Union | Nuclear |
| 4 | Sovetskiy Soyuz | Anatoly Gorshkovskiy | 4 August 1991 | Soviet Union | Nuclear |
| 5 | Oden | Anders Backman | 7 September 1991 | Sweden | Diesel |
| 6 | Polarstern | Ernst-Peter Greve | 7 September 1991 | Germany | Diesel |
| 7 | Sovetskiy Soyuz | Anatoly Gorshkovskiy | 13 July 1992 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 8 | Sovetskiy Soyuz | Anatoly Gorshkovskiy | 23 August 1992 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 9 | Yama | Andrey Smirnov | 21 July 1993 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 10 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 8 August 1993 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 11 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 30 August 1993 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 12 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 21 July 1994 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 13 | Kapitan Dranitsyn | Viktor Terekhov | 21 July 1994 | Russia | Diesel |
| 14 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 5 August 1994 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 15 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 21 August 1994 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 16 | Louis S. St Laurent | Philip Grandy | 22 August 1994 | Canada | Diesel |
| 17 | Polar Sea | Lawson Brigham | 22 August 1994 | United States | Diesel |
| 18 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 12 July 1995 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 19 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 28 July 1995 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 20 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 12 July 1996 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 21 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 27 July 1996 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 22 | Yamal | Andrey Smirnov | 14 August 1996 | Russia | Nuclear |
| 23 | Oden | Anders Backman | 10 September 1996 | Sweden | Diesel |
NPOLE.SHP 18-IX-1996 RKH