Arktika (2016 icebreaker)

For the previous nuclear-powered icebreaker of the same name, see Arktika (1972 icebreaker).

Arktika in a dry dock in Kronstadt on 11 August 2021 following failure of one of the icebreaker's propulsion motors
History
Russia
NameArktika (Арктика)
NamesakeRussian for the Arctic
OperatorFSUE Atomflot
Port of registryMurmansk, Russia[1]
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
CostRUB 36.959 billion[2]
Yard number05706[3]
Laid down5 November 2013[4]
Launched16 June 2016[5]
Sponsored byValentina Matviyenko[6]
Completed
  • December 2017 (contract date)[7]
  • 21 October 2020 (commissioning ceremony)[8]
In serviceNovember 2020–[9]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [11][12]
Class and typeProject 22220 icebreaker
Displacement
  • 33,530 t (33,000 long tons) (dwl)
  • 25,540 t (25,140 long tons) (minimum)
Length
  • 173.3 m (569 ft) (overall)
  • 160.0 m (525 ft) (dwl)
Beam
  • 34 m (112 ft) (maximum)
  • 33 m (108 ft) (dwl)
Height51.25 m (168 ft)[13]
Draft
  • 10.5 m (34 ft) (dwl)
  • 9.00 m (30 ft) (minimum; achievable)[14]
  • 8.65 m (28 ft) (minimum; official)
  • 8.50 m (28 ft) (minimum; design)
Depth15.2 m (50 ft)
Ice classRMRS Icebreaker9
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Nuclear-turbo-electric
  • Three shafts (3 × 20 MW)
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
  • 1.5–2 knots (2.8–3.7 km/h; 1.7–2.3 mph) in 2.8 m (9 ft) ice
Endurance
  • 7 years (reactor fuel)
  • 6 months (provisions)[15]
Crew75
Aviation facilitiesHelideck and hangar

Arktika (Russian: Арктика, romanized: Arctic, IPA: [ˈarktʲɪkə]) is a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.[16] It is the lead ship of Project 22220 icebreakers and superseded the preceding class of nuclear-powered icebreakers as the largest and most powerful icebreaker ever constructed.[17]

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