Angara 1900

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Name:	ANGARA
Type:	Passenger / Ice Breaker
Launched:	15/08/1900 (in Russia)
Completed:	1900
Builder:	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co
Yard:	Low Walker
Yard Number:	694
Dimensions:
Engines:	T3cyl, 1250ihp
Engines by:	Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker
Propulsion:	1 x Screw
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	n/a
History:
1900	Trans-Siberian Railroad, Russia
	No later history known

Comments:	Built to work in conjuction with the larger ice breaker BAIKAL
	The engines were allocated Wigham Richardson yard number 354
	Shipped in parts to Tallin and then by rail to Baikal
	1918: Converted to carry passengers
	1962: Removed from service
	1989: Converted into a museum