Ivan Moskvitin (icebreaker)

History
Soviet Union → Russia
NameIvan Moskvitin (Иван Москвитин)
NamesakeIvan Moskvitin
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard (Leningrad, USSR)
Yard number781
Laid down2 November 1970
Launched25 March 1971
Completed1 September 1971
Decommissioned1997[2]
In service1971–1997
IdentificationIMO number7117383[1]
FateBroken up
General characteristics [3]
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)[4]
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

Ivan Moskvitin (Russian: Иван Москвитин) was a Soviet and later Russian icebreaker in service from 1971 until 1997. It was one of twelve Project 97A icebreakers built by Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1961–1971.

  1. ^ "Ivan Moskvitin (7117383)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Афанасий Никитин". FleetPhoto. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Дизель-электрические ледоколы, проект 97А". CDB Iceberg. Retrieved 14 May 2023.