Of a titan, winds and power: Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954

• Published in: International Journal of Maritime History
• Main Authors: Sahari, Aaro, Matala, Saara
• Other Authors: Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2021
• Subjects: Transportation; History; Titan; Icebreaker; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08438714211062493; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08438714211062493; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/08438714211062493

Icebreakers have traditionally been seen as symbols of technological nationalism. While ship science for open-water vessels developed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, understanding of how to cope with polar and subarctic ice conditions lagged behind. This led state organizat...