Fyodor Litke (1970 icebreaker)

History
Soviet Union → Russia
NameFyodor Litke (Фёдор Литке)
NamesakeFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard (Leningrad, USSR)
Yard number780
Laid down12 January 1970
Launched29 July 1970
Completed14 December 1970
Decommissioned2013
In service1970–2013
IdentificationIMO number7020085 [1]
FateBroken up in 2010
General characteristics (as built)[2]
Class and typeDobrynya Nikitich-class icebreaker
Displacement2,935 t (2,889 long tons)
Length67.7 m (222 ft)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draught5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Depth8.3 m (27.2 ft)[3]
Installed power3 × 13D100 (3 × 1,800 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-electric; three shafts (2 × 2,400 hp + 1,600 hp)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Endurance17 days
Complement42
General characteristics (after refit)[2]
Installed power3 × 10D20 (3 × 1,800 hp)
NotesOtherwise same as built

Fyodor Litke (Russian: ХФёдор Литке) was a Soviet and later Russian icebreaker in service from 1970 until 2013. It was one of twelve Project 97A icebreakers built by Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1961–1971.

  1. ^ "Fyodor Litke (7020085)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kuznetsov, Nikita Anatolyevich (2009), "От «Добрыни Никитича» до «Отто Шмидта»: Ледоколы проекта 97 и их модификации", Морская коллекция (in Russian), vol. 8, no. 119, Moscow: Моделист-конструктор
  3. ^ "Дизель-электрические ледоколы, проект 97А". CDB Iceberg. Retrieved 14 May 2023.