Of a titan, winds and power : Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954
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...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/337902 2024-01-07T09:44:02+01:00 Of a titan, winds and power : Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954 Titaanista, tuulista ja voimasta : Jäänmurtajan ylikansallinen kehitystyö 1890–1954 Sahari, Aaro Matala, Saara Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies Administrative Services 2021-12-21T09:45:05Z 26 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337902 eng eng INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ECONOMIC HISTORY ASSOCIATION (IMEHA) 10.1177/08438714211062493 Sahari , A & Matala , S 2021 , ' Of a titan, winds and power : Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954 ' , International journal of maritime history , vol. 33 , no. 4 , pp. 722-747 . https://doi.org/10.1177/08438714211062493 ORCID: /0000-0002-5099-8249/work/105285282 85120980350 17ca429c-63ca-426f-9f1d-9e31da3977ef http://hdl.handle.net/10138/337902 000728747900009 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 615 History and Archaeology 5201 Political History Shipbuilding icebreakers technology transfer technology carriers Article publishedVersion 2021 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:08:49Z 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 organizations in charge of icebreaking services to minimize risks in the development of new vessels by encouraging transnational expert cooperation. This article argues that such interactions were critical to the evolution of the modern icebreaker. We examine the development of three icebreakers in different countries in successive decades, and the critical technologies with which they are associated: the Ymer from Sweden and diesel–electric propulsion (1933); the American ‘Wind’ class and power-hull proportion (1942–1946); and the Voima from Finland and twin bow propellers (1956). We reconstruct the flow of information to explain the rationale for transnational cooperation in maritime technology development. The concept of ‘technology carriers’ is deployed in the analysis to enhance understanding of the role of international cooperation in polar and winter seafaring. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Icebreaker Subarctic HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Titan ENVELOPE(33.629,33.629,67.560,67.560) International Journal of Maritime History 33 4 722 747 |
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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 organizations in charge of icebreaking services to minimize risks in the development of new vessels by encouraging transnational expert cooperation. This article argues that such interactions were critical to the evolution of the modern icebreaker. We examine the development of three icebreakers in different countries in successive decades, and the critical technologies with which they are associated: the Ymer from Sweden and diesel–electric propulsion (1933); the American ‘Wind’ class and power-hull proportion (1942–1946); and the Voima from Finland and twin bow propellers (1956). We reconstruct the flow of information to explain the rationale for transnational cooperation in maritime technology development. The concept of ‘technology carriers’ is deployed in the analysis to enhance understanding of the role of international cooperation in polar and winter seafaring. Peer reviewed |
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Of a titan, winds and power : Transnational development of the icebreaker, 1890-1954 |
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