Rossiya (1983 icebreaker)
Rossiya on a dry dock | |
History | |
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Russia | |
Name | Rossiya (Россия) |
Namesake | Russian for Russia |
Owner | Russian Federation |
Operator | FSUE Atomflot |
Port of registry |
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Builder | Baltic Shipyard |
Yard number | 702 |
Laid down | 20 February 1981[1] |
Launched | 2 November 1983 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1985 |
Decommissioned | 2013 |
In service | 1985–2013[2] |
Identification |
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Status | Laid up |
General characteristics [3] | |
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) |
Ice class | RMRS Icebreaker9 |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (maximum) |
Endurance | 7.5 months |
Crew | 189 |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Mi-2, Mi-8 or Ka-27 helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar for one helicopter |
Rossiya (Russian: Россия; literally: Russia) is a Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker. In 1990, it became the first ship to carry commercial passenger traffic to the geographic North Pole.[4] Its sister ship Arktika was the first surface ship to reach the pole.
During the winter of 2012–2013, Rossiya was stationed in the Gulf of Finland.[5]
According to Bellona, Rossiya was taken out of service in 2013 and is currently in "cold lay-up" awaiting disposal.[6]
References
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- ^ Russian nuclear icebreaker Rossiya taking last voyage along Norway's coast. Bellona, 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Atomic Icebreakers Technical Data". rosatomflot.ru. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Russian Icebreakers for Tourism and Science in Polar Regions - Changes Due to Climate Change". 2009.
- ^ Venäjä lähettää jättikokoisen atomimurtajan Suomenlahdelle. Tekniikka & Talous, 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ Russia prepares to dismantle first nuclear icebreaker ever. Bellona, 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-16.