Track A Military Icebreaker
There are currently 5 active trackable military icebreakers, each available for real-time monitoring. Select an icebreaker to view its most recent reported position on an interactive map, along with other nearby live ship traffic. Additional detailed voyage information, including the ship's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more, may also be available. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available.
Icebreakers are specially designed ships built to navigate through ice-covered waters, enabling access to polar regions for military, scientific, or commercial purposes. Equipped with reinforced hulls and powerful engines, they are essential for maintaining open sea lanes in frozen environments and supporting missions in the Arctic and Antarctic, including resupply and research operations.
United States Coast Guard
CGC HealyIcebreakerHealy ClassIn Service: 1999
United States Coast Guard
CGC MackinawIcebreakerIn Service: 2006
United States Coast Guard
CGC Polar StarIcebreakerPolar ClassIn Service: 1976
Royal Navy
HMS ProtectorIcebreakerIn Service: 2019
French Navy
L'AstrolabeIcebreakerIcebreaker 5 ClassIn Service: 2017