Sovetskiy Soyuz (icebreaker)

Sovetskiy Soyuz and other Russian icebreakers in Murmansk on June 27, 2015
History
Russia
Name	Sovetskiy Soyuz (Советский Союз)
Namesake	Russian for the Soviet Union
Owner	Russian Federation[1]
Operator	FSUE Atomflot
Port of registry	1990–1992: Murmansk,  Soviet Union 1992 onwards: Murmansk,  Russia
Builder	Baltic Shipyard
Yard number	703[1]
Laid down	2 November 1983
Launched	31 October 1986
Commissioned	29 December 1989
Decommissioned	2014[2]
In service	1989–2014
Identification	Call sign: UCJJ IMO number: 8838582 MMSI number: 273132300
Status	Laid up since 2 August 2012
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Arktika-class icebreaker
Tonnage	20,646 GT 6,194 NT 2,750 DWT
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

Sovetskiy Soyuz (Russian: Советский Союз, IPA: [sɐˈvʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjus] ^ⓘ; literally: Soviet Union) is the fourth Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker operated by FSUE Atomflot. The ship, which is named after the Soviet Union, was built by Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad and entered service in 1990.[4] She was decommissioned in 2014.[2]

In January 2016, it was reported that the icebreaker will be converted into a command ship.[5][6] However, this was later retracted and the nuclear-powered icebreaker is now slated for scrapping.[2]

References

1. "Sovetskiy Soyuz (830268)". Register of ships. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
2. Атомный ледокол «Советский Союз» пустят «на иголки». Severpost.ru, 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
3. "Atomic Icebreakers Technical Data". rosatomflot.ru. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
4. Ледокольный флот России (часть 1)
5. Old Russian icebreaker to become floating command center
6. Атомный ледокол «Советский Союз» может стать командным пунктом МО РФ

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