Sovetskiy Soyuz (icebreaker)

Sovetskiy Soyuz and other Russian icebreakers in Murmansk on June 27, 2015
History
Russia
Name: Sovetskiy Soyuz
Owner: Russian Federation[1]
Operator: FSUE Atomflot
Port of registry:
Builder: Baltic Shipyard
Yard number: 703[1]
Laid down: 2 November 1983
Launched: 31 October 1986
Commissioned: 29 December 1989
Identification:
Status: Laid up since 2 August 2012
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Arktika-class icebreaker
Tonnage:
Displacement: 23,000 tons
Length: 148 m (486 ft)
Beam: 30 m (98 ft)
Draught: 11 m (36 ft)
Depth: 17.2 m (56 ft)
Installed power: Two OK-900A nuclear reactors (2 × 171 MW)
Two steam turbogenerators (2 × 27.6 MW)
Propulsion: Nuclear-turbo-electric
Three shafts (3 × 18 MW)
Speed: 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (maximum)
Endurance: 7.5 months
Aircraft carried: 1 × Mi-2, Mi-8 or Ka-27 helicopter
Aviation facilities: Helipad and hangar for one helicopter

The NS Sovetskiy Soyuz (Russian: Советский Союз, IPA: [sɐˈvʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjus] ( listen)) is the fourth Russian Arktika class nuclear-powered icebreaker operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company. The ship was built by Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad and entered service in 1990.[3] It is named after the Soviet Union. Her home port is currently Murmansk.

In January 2016, it was reported that the icebreaker will be converted into a command ship.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sovetskiy Soyuz (830268)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
  2. ↑ "Atomic Icebreakers Technical Data". rosatomflot.ru. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Ледокольный флот России (часть 1)
  4. ↑ Old Russian icebreaker to become floating command center
  5. ↑ Атомный ледокол «Советский Союз» может стать командным пунктом МО РФ
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