ARA General San Martín (Q-4) (1954–1982)
ARA Almirante Irízar (Q-5) (1978–; extensive repairs after fire in 2007)
ARA Bahía Paraíso (B-1) (or Q-6) (1980–1989; sank in Antarctica)
Aurora Australis (1990–)
A new icebreaking research vessel is expected to enter service in 2019.
Eisvogel (1955–)
Röthelstein (1995–)
CCGS Northern Light (1876–1890; sold)
CCGS Mikula (1916; sold to Russia)
CCGS Saurel (1929–1967; broken up)
CCGS N.B. McLean (1930–1979; broken up)
CCGS Ernest Lapointe (1939–1978; museum ship)
CCGS D'Iberville (1952–1983; broken up)
CCGS Labrador (1962–1987; broken up)
CCGS Alexander Henry (1959–1984; museum ship)
CCGS John A. Macdonald (1960–1991; broken up)
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent (1969–)
CCGS Amundsen (1979–)
CCGS Des Groseilliers (1982–)
CCGS Terry Fox (1983–)
CCGS Henry Larsen (1987–)
CCGS Pierre Radisson (1987–)
CCGS Samuel Risley (1985–)
CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1986–)
CCGS John G. Diefenbaker (2020s–; proposed)
HMCS Labrador (1954–1961; Transferred to Coast Guard)
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel (2018–; 5-6 vessels under construction)
Canmar Kigoriak (1979–2003; sold to Russia)
Robert LeMeur (1982–1997; sold to China)
Arctic Kalvik (1983–2003; sold to Russia)
Miscaroo (1983–1998; Canmar Miscaroo since 1995; sold to Russia)
Arctic Ivik (1985–1997; sold and later converted to survey vessel)
Polar Star (2000–; ex-Njord; laid up in Canary Islands due to receivership of Polar Star Expeditions in 2011)
Polar Prince (2000-; ex-Sir Humphrey Gilbert)
Xuě Lóng (雪龙, "Snow Dragon") (1993–)
Second icebreaker is expected to enter service in 2019.
Type 071 icebreaker (3 vessels; 1971–)
Type 210 icebreaker (1982–)
Type 272 icebreaker (2016–)
Bin Hai 293 (滨海293, "Coastal 293") (1997–2016; ex-Robert LeMeur; broken up)
Piloto Pardo
Achiles
Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro (1995–)
New icebreaker is scheduled to enter service in 2021.
Bryderen (1884–1947; sold to Poland; broken up in 1960)
Isbjørn (1923–1965)
Lillebjørn (1926–1968)
Storebjørn (1931–1974; broken up)
Elbjørn (1954–2003; preserved as a restaurant ship)
Danbjørn (1965–2014; laid up and listed for sale)
Isbjørn (1966–2014; laid up and listed for sale)
Thorbjørn (1980–2015; sold to private company)
Suur Tõll (1922–1940; museum ship in Tallinn since 1987)
Tarmo (1993–; purchased from Finland)
EVA 316 (1995–; ex-Lonna; purchased from Finland)
Botnica (2012–; purchased from Finland)
Murtaja (1890–1958; broken up)
Sampo (1898–1960; broken up)
Apu (1899–1959; broken up)
Tarmo (1907–1970; museum ship in Kotka since 1992)
Wäinämöinen (1918–1922; handed over to Estonia)
Ilmarinen (1918–1922; handed over to the Soviet Union)
Voima (1924–1945; handed over to the Soviet Union)
Jääkarhu (1926–1945; handed over to the Soviet Union)
Sisu (1939–1974; as Louhi in the Finnish Navy until 1986; broken up)
Voima (1954–)
Karhu (1958–1988; sold to the Soviet Union)
Murtaja (1959–1986; broken up)
Sampo (1960–1987; today owned by the city of Kemi and used for tourist cruises)
Tarmo (1963–1993; sold to Estonia)
Hanse (1966–1998; sold to Greece; wrecked off Tunisia)
Varma (1968–1994; sold to Latvia)
Apu (1970–2006; sold to Russia)
Urho (1975–)
Sisu (1976–)
Otso (1986–)
Kontio (1987–)
Fennica (1993–)
Nordica (1994–)
Botnica (1998–2012; sold to Estonia)
Polaris (2016–)
Louhi (1975–1986; ex-Sisu; broken up)
Louhi (2011–)
Thetis
Hermes
Zeus
L'Astrolabe (1988–; in service)
L'Astrolabe (2017–; under construction)
Stettin (1933–1981; museum ship)
Castor (1941–; handed over to the Soviet Union)
Pollux (1943–1945; sank)
Stephan Jantzen (1967–??; registered as a yacht and renamed Anschütz)
Polarstern (1982–)
Mellum based in Wilhelmshaven
Neuwerk based in Cuxhaven
Arkona based in Stralsund
Eisvogel-class icebreakers
Wal (museum ship)
Elbe (museum ship)
Hindenburg (??–1918; sunk by mine)
A new polar research vessel is expected to enter service by 2017.
Shirase (1981–2008; sold to Weathernews)
Shirase (2008–)
Fuji
Sōya (宗谷, PL107) (1938–1978)
Sōya (そうや, PHL01) (1978–)
Teshio
The following icebreaking supply ships are in service in the Caspian oil fields:
Arcticaborg (1998–)
Antarcticaborg (1998–)
Tulpar (2002–)
Five Mangystau-class icebreakers (Mangystau 1...Mangystau 5)
Krišjānis Valdemārs (1925–1941; sunk)
Varma (1994–)
Arctic Sunrise (1995–)
NoCGV Svalbard (2001–)
Kronprins Haakon (2017– (planned); under construction)
Poland
Perkun (1963–1993; broken up)
The following lists include icebreakers owned and/or operated by both government-owned as well as commercial entities.
Lenin (1959–1989; museum ship in Murmansk)
Arktika (1975–2008; decommissioned)
Sibir (1977–1992; being demolished)
Rossiya (1985–2013; decommissioned)
Taymyr (1989–)
Vaygach (1990–)
Sovetskiy Soyuz (1990–2016; decommissioned)
Yamal (1992–)
50 Let Pobedy (2007–)
Arktika (2018– (planned); under construction)
Sibir (2019– (planned); under construction)
Ural (2020– (planned); under construction)
Kapitan Belousov (1954–1991; sold to Ukraine)
Kapitan Voronin (1955–1996; broken up)
Kapitan Melekhov (1956–1994; broken up)
Moskva (1959–1998; broken up)
Leningrad (1960–1993; broken up)
Dobronya Nikitich (1960–1990)
Purga (1961–2012)
Vasiliy Pronchishchev (1961–1989; ex-Ledokol-1; broken up)
Anafasy Nikitin (1962–1994; ex-Ledokol-2; broken up)
Chariton Laptev (1962–2004; ex-Ledokol-3; broken up)
Vyuga (1962–1991)
Vasily Poyarkov (1963–1988; ex-Ledokol-4; broken up)
Erofey Khabarov (1963–1993; ex-Ledokol-5; broken up)
Ivan Kruzenstern (1963–; ex-Ledokol-6)
Vladimir Rusanov (1964–1988; ex-Ledokol-7; broken up)
Semyon Chelyuskin (1965–1988; ex-Ledokol-8; sold to Vietnam; broken up)
Ilya Muromets (1965–1993)
Yury Lisyansky (1965–; ex-Ledokol-9)
Kiev (1965–1993; broken up)
Buran (1966–)
Murmansk (1968–1995; broken up)
Vladivostok (1969–1997; broken up)
Fyodor Litke (1970–; laid up)
Ivan Moskvitin (1971–1997; broken up)
Semyon Dezhnev (1971–)
Ermak (1974–)
Admiral Makarov (1975–)
Krasin (1976–)
Kapitan M. Izmaylov (1976–)
Kapitan Kosolapov (1976–)
Kapitan A. Radzhabov (1976–)
Kapitan Sorokin (1977–; fitted with Thyssen-Waas bow in 1991)
Kapitan Chechkin (1977–)
Kapitan Plakhin (1977–)
Kapitan Nikolaev (1978–; rebuilt in 1990)
Kapitan Chadaev (1978–)
Kapitan Krutov (1978–)
Kapitan Bukaev (1978–)
Kapitan Zarubin (1978–)
Kapitan Dranitsyn (1980–)
Kapitan Khlebnikov (1981–)
Magadan (1982–)
Mudyug (1982–)
Dikson (1983–)
Kapitan Evdokimov (1983–)
Kapitan Babichev (1983–)
Kapitan Chudinov (1983–)
Kapitan Borodkin (1983–)
Avraamiy Zavenyagin (1984–)
Kapitan Mecaik (1984–)
Kapitan Deminov (1984–)
Kapitan Moshkin (1986–)
Karu (1988–; ex-Karhu, ex-Kapitan Chubakov; purchased from Finland)
Tor (2000–; purchased from Sweden)
Dudinka (2006–; ex-Apu; purchased from Finland)
Moskva (2008–)
Sankt-Peterburg (2009–)
Vladivostok (2015–)
Murmansk (2015–)
Novorossiysk (2016–)
Aleksandr Sannikov (2017– (planned); under construction)
Andrei Vertitsky (2017– (planned); under construction)
Viktor Chernomyrdin (2018– (current estimate); under construction)
Ob (2018– (planned); under construction)
Pilot (1864–1890; broken up?)
Saratovskiy Ledokol (1895–1968; sunk)
Yermak (1899–1963; broken up)
Ledokol 3 (1899–1923; broken up)
A. Sibiryakov (1909–1942; sunk by Germans)
Vaygach (1909–1918; sank in 1918)
Taymyr (1909–1950s?; broken up)
Malygin (1912–1940; sunk in 1940)
Volynets (1914–1918, 1940–1985; ex-Tsar' Mikhail Fyodorovich, ex-Wäinämöinen, ex-Suur Tõll; sold to Estonia in 1987)
Fyodor Litke (1914–1958; ex-CGC Earl Grey; broken up)
Sedov (1915–1967; ex-Beothic (1909–1915); broken up)
Sadko (1915–1941; ex-Lintrose (1912–1915); sank in 1941)
Ledokol V (1916–1941; sank in 1941)
Ledokol VI (1916–1961; broken up)
Ledokol VII (1916–1954; broken up)
Ledokol VIII (1917–1961; broken up)
Ledokol IX (1917–1932; sank in White Sea)
Krasin (1917–1971; extensively rebuilt in 1953–1960, now a museum ship in St. Petersburg)
Lenin (1917–1968; broken up)
Stepan Makarov (1917–1941; sunk)
Sibir (1938–1973; ex-I. Stalin (–1961); broken up)
Admiral Lazarev (1938–1967; ex-L. Kaganovich (–1951); broken up)
Admiral Makarov (1941–1967; ex-V. Molotov (–1956); broken up)
A. Mikoyan (1941–1968; broken up)
Malygin (1945–1970; ex-Voima; broken up)
Sibiryakov (1945–1972; ex-Jääkarhu; broken up)
Peresvet (1956–1980; decommissioned; wreck remains on the shore of Reyneke Island)
The following ships are anchor handling tug supply vessels, platform supply vessels, research vessels, patrol vessels or other multipurpose vessels with significant icebreaking capability.
Petr Pakhtusov (1966–1997; broken up)
Georgy Sedov (1967–1992; broken up)
Sadko (1968–)
PKZ-86 (1969–; ex-Vladimir Kavrayskiy)
Peresvet (1970–2011)
Ivan Susanin (1973–)
Aysberg (1974–2006)
Ruslan (1975–)
Anadyr (1976–; ex-Dnepr; ex-Imeni XXV syezda KPSS)
Dunay (1977–)
Neva (1978–)
Otto Schmidt (1979–1996; broken up)
Volga (1980–)
Murmansk (1981–2013; ex-Imeni XXVI syezda KPSS; ex-Irtysh)
Akademik Fyodorov (1987–)
Smit Sakhalin (1998–; ex-Miscaroo; ex-Canmar Miscaroo)
Kigoriak (2003–; ex-Canmar Kigoriak, ex-Kigoria, ex-Talagy)
Vladimir Ignatyuk (2003–; ex-Arctic Kalvik)
SCF Sakhalin (2005–)
SCF Enterprise (2006–; ex-Pacific Enterprise)
SCF Endeavour (2006–; ex-Pacific Endeavour)
SCF Endurance (2006–; ex-Pacific Endurance)
Polar Pevek (2006–)
Yury Topchev (2006–)
Vladislav Strizhov (2006–)
Toboy (2008–)
Varandey (2008–)
Ikaluk (2012–; ex-Ikaluk; ex-Canmar Ikaluk; ex-Smit Sibu)
Akademik Tryoshnikov (2012–)
Vitus Bering (2012–)
Aleksey Chirikov (2013–)
Baltika (2014–)
Beringov Proliv (2015–)
Murman (2015–)
Aleut (2015–)
Pomor (2016–)
Normann (2016–)
Gennadiy Nevelskoy (2017–)
Stepan Makarov (2017– (planned); under construction)
Fedor Ushakov (2017– (planned); under construction)
Mikhail Lazarev (2017– (planned); under construction)
Ilya Muromets (2017– (planned); under construction)
S. A. Agulhas (1977–)
S. A. Agulhas II (2012–)
Araon (2009–)
See Russia
Hesperides (1991–)
Sankt Erik (1915–1977; ex-Isbrytaren II (–1959); museum ship since 1977)
Atle (1926–1967; ex-Statsisbrytaren (–1931); broken up)
Ymer (1933–1977; broken up)
Thule (1953–1998; broken up)
Oden (1957–1988; broken up)
Tor (1964–2000; sold to Russia)
Njord (1969–2000; sold and renamed Polar Star)
Ale (1973–)
Atle (1974–)
Frej (1975–)
Ymer (1977–)
Oden (1988–)
Tor Viking II (2000–)
Balder Viking (2000–)
Vidar Viking (2001–)
Kapitan Belousov (1991–)
HMS Endurance (1990–2008; broken up)
RRS James Clark Ross (1991–)
RRS Ernest Shackleton (1995–)
HMS Protector (2011–)
RRS Sir David Attenborough (2019– (planned); ordered)
USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) (1944–2006; museum ship)
USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278) (1944–1974; broken up)
USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279) (1944–1968; broken up in 1976–1977)
USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280) (1944–1974; broken up in 1976)
USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281) (1944–1988; likely broken up)
USCGC Northwind (WAGB-282) (1945–1989; broken up in 1999)
USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283) (1946–1978; broken up in 1982)
USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284) (1947–1974; broken up in 1980)
USCGC Glacier (WAGB-4) (1955–1987; broken up in 2012)
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) (1977–2006, 2013–; in service)
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) (1978–2010; inactive)
USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) (2000–; in service)
USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) (2006–; in service)
A new polar icebreaker is expected to enter service in the 2020s.
Nathaniel B. Palmer (1992–)
Laurence M. Gould (1997–)
Sikuliaq (2014–)
Aiviq (2012–)
