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Four days later, the Coast Guard announced that a Mississippi company would build a new heavy icebreaker by 2024 for $746million. That is very expensive consid
by antupis 7y ago
Four days later, the Coast Guard announced that a Mississippi company would build a new heavy icebreaker by 2024 for $746million.
That is very expensive considering that our newest heavy ice breaker costs "only" 123 million Euros.
https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/uusi-jaanmurtaja-polaris-aloitti-suomen-jaanmurtajalaivaston-uusiutumisen/957c010f-10b4-346e-9c89-21f028ee555c https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/uusi-jaanmurtaja-polaris-...
- ceejayoz 7y agoThe Polaris is half the tonnage, lacks helicopter ops, and isn't a warship like the Polar Security Cutters will be. They're vastly different vessels.
- tekkk 7y agoEnough different to explain why it's 5.5 times more expensive? Knowing US military spending, F-35 as the most prominent example, it will surely be engineered to withstand every possible scenario there could exist. And US will have the most awesome ice breaker in the world, for sure. But is it wise spending? Who knows.
- jabl 7y agoI think the price for the awesomest ice breaker goes to the newest Russian nuclear powered ones: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker
- ceejayoz 7y agoFinland's is going to toodle around the Baltic. The US ships are going to go to Antarctica, patrol the Northwest Passage, etc. It'll also have an Aegis integrated combat system. It's not the slightest bit shocking they're 5.5x the price. They're totally different ships.
- scottlocklin 7y agoThe Aegis missile system they're sticking in it kind of explains it. Anyway, the Russian nuke icebreakers are definitely more awesome and cost about the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker And unlike the US ones, they appear to be icebreakers of peace.