Editing A. Sibiryakov (icebreaker) (section)

==Wartime service and sinking==
In September 1941 the [[Soviet Navy]] requisitioned ''Alexander Sibiryakov''. She was given the [[pennant number]] LD-6.<ref name=Bellaventure/> She continued in service, commanded by Captain [[Anatoli Kacharava]]. She was [[Defensively equipped merchant ship|defensively armed]], at first with several{{clarify|reason=How many of each type of gun?|date=May 2022}} {{convert|76|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} and {{convert|45|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} guns. By 1942 one {{convert|4|in|mm|abbr=on|0}} gun had been added.

On 25 August 1942 during [[Operation Wunderland]] the [[Kriegsmarine]] [[heavy cruiser]] {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Scheer||2}} attacked her off the northwest shore of [[Russky Island (Kara Sea)|Russky Island]] in the [[Nordenskiöld Archipelago]]. Despite being heavily outgunned, ''Alexander Sibiryakov'' defended herself for an hour before ''Admiral Scheer'' sank her. ''Alexander Sibiryakov'' also sent a [[Wireless telegraphy|wireless telegraph]] signal that warned east and west bound Allied convoys of the attacks, enabling them to avoid the area.

Most members of ''Alexander Sibiryakov''{{'}}s crew were killed either in battle or when she sank. ''Admiral Scheer'' captured 22, including severely wounded Captain Kacharava. One crewman, stoker Pavel Vavilov, managed to reach Beluha Island and was rescued by a Soviet ship 34 or 35 days later. In total only 15 crew members survived the war. Soviet sources say 79 killed, 19 taken as [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], and only 13 of them survived captivity.

When the Finnish icebreaker {{ship||Jääkarhu||2}} was handed over to the Soviet Union, she was renamed ''Sibiryakov''.