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Author:  Lazer_one [ April 1st, 2012, 4:37 pm ]
Post subject:  IJN Soya
The vessel that became the Japanese icebreaker Sōya was originally ordered from the Matsuo shipyard Koyagi Island by the Soviet Union.
She was launched from the shipyard February 1938 as Volochaevetz but she was never handed over due to political tensions between Japan and Soviet Union.
Completed as an ice-breaking cargo freighter she was renamed Chiryō Maru until Nov. 1939 when she was requisitioned by IJN and she got the name Soya with
assigned duties as auxiliary ammunition ship/survey vessel.
After the war she served as a repatriation ship and then as a lighthouse supply ship until 1956 when she was overhauled and modified to make her ready for Antarctic research.

Here are the first drawing showing her in 1938

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Author:  Parador [ April 2nd, 2012, 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
I love it !!! Can't wait to see the other versions ;)
Author:  Hood [ April 2nd, 2012, 7:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
Very nice, I like the wood panelling on the bridge too, very neat.
Author:  Novice [ April 3rd, 2012, 4:34 pm ]
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Great looking ship Lazer_one. Beautiful indeed.
Author:  Lazer_one [ April 5th, 2012, 9:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
Thank you mates!
Here is another piece of her history: as during ww2 (still a wip, probably I'll add some more details)

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Author:  emperor_andreas [ April 5th, 2012, 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
Nice work!

-Matt
Author:  Radome [ April 6th, 2012, 8:55 am ]
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Indeed. beautiful work.
Author:  Lazer_one [ April 22nd, 2012, 4:09 pm ]
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In 1956 she was overhauled and modified to make her ready for Antarctic research.
On the second trip, in 1958, she rescued the explorers from the first expedition who had become stranded at the Syowa research station. Unfortunately they had to leave the expedition's dogs behind. On Soya's return a year later, two of the dogs, Taro and Jiro were found alive. This event inspired the Disney's movie "Eight Below".

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Later she was modified again...
Author:  Lazer_one [ April 25th, 2012, 6:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
Here are the definitive drawings from 1938 till the final setup of 1959

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Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ April 25th, 2012, 8:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: IJN Soya
Excellent :) And the folding tail rotor is an added bonus
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