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Dredger 1larger figure on 0 of 2
Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source44.15 m (144 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dredger 1 | Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003) |
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| Displacement | — | Approx. 20,000 tons[source] |
| Power | 2 × Cummins KTA38-M 1000 Hp Engines[source] | Diesel-electric Four propulsion motors, 22,000 kW (30,000 hp) (combined) Two shafts; fixed-pitch propellers[source] |
| Builders | Tebma Shipyard Limited[source] | — |
| Operators | India[source] | — |
| In commission | 17 May 2015[source] |
138 m (452 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) ice
Single source19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) (maximum) 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) ice[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Grab-hopper Dredger ship[source] | Icebreaker[source] |
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| Capacity | 300 cubic metres dredged material[source] | 80 scientists 1,100 tons of cargo[source] |
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| Name | — | Shirase (しらせ)[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Shirase Glacier[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 15 March 2007[source] |
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| Launched | — | 16 April 2008[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 20 May 2009[source] |
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| Home port | — | Yokosuka[source] |
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| Identification | — | Hull number: AGB-5003 MMSI number : 431999533 Callsign : JSNJ[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Shirase class (1981)[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | N/A[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 3 helicopters[source] |
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| National origin | — | Japan[source] |
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