On November 21, 2024, the exhibition “Four Times Renamed”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the through passage of ice cutter Fedor Litke along the Northern Sea Route, opened at the Northern Maritime Museum in Arkhangelsk. The exhibition is a joint project of the Northern Maritime Museum and The Museum of the Marine and River Fleet. FSUE “Rosmorport” is the general sponsor of the exposition.

Vladimir Sedykh, Director of the FSUE “Rosmorport” Arkhangelsk Branch, took part in the opening of the exhibition. In his welcoming speech, he stressed the importance of preserving the memory of the traditions of maritime and port activities, expressed gratitude to the staff of the Northern Maritime Museum and The Museum of the Sea and River Fleet for organizing and holding an exhibition aimed at popularization of the role of the icebreaker fleet of Russia and the importance of the Northern Sea Route.

The exhibition was presented to the guests of the event by Evgeny Tenetov, Director of the Northern Maritime Museum. He noted that it was with ice cutter Fedor Litke that the history of Arkhangelsk as a year-round seaport began.

The opening ceremony was also attended by descendants of sailors who had served on the ice cutter, which gave the event a special significance and an atmosphere of historical continuity.

The exhibition “Four Times Renamed” will be open to the public until March 30, 2025. It will be an important contribution to the preservation and popularization of the maritime history of Russia, as well as to the development of the cultural heritage of the region.

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Ice cutter Fedor Litke played an important role in the development of the Northern Sea Route, the icebreaker fleet of Russia and the seaport of Arkhangelsk itself.

Built in 1909 for the Canadian Governor-General, the vessel went down in the history of Arctic exploration under several names: Earl Gray, Canada, III International and Fedor Litke.

As Canada, the ice cutter was the first flagship of the icebreaker fleet in the White Sea. The vessel gave rise to year-round navigation in the seaport of Arkhangelsk and made a great contribution for the seaport of Arkhangelsk to become as it is today.

The vessel participated in rescue operations and hunting campaigns. The ice cutter accompanied convoys of ships during the war, set records for free navigation in the Arctic Ocean, served science and people, became the hero of jokes and a dream for several generations of sailors.

In 1934, the vessel made the first ever voyage from Vladivostok to Murmansk in one navigation along the Northern Sea Route.