50 Let Pobedy
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| Name: | 50 Let Pobedy (50 лет Победы) |
| Owner: | Russian Federation |
| Operator: | Atomflot (Rosatom) |
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Murmansk,  Russia
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| Builder: | Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Yard number: | 705 |
| Laid down: | October 4, 1989 |
| Launched: | 1993 |
| Maiden voyage: | 2007 |
| In service: | March 12, 2007 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Arktika-class nuclear icebreaker |
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| Displacement: | 25,840 tons |
| Length: | 159.60 m (523 ft 7 in) |
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| Draught: | 11.08 m (36 ft 4 in) |
| Depth: | 17.2 m (56 ft 5 in) |
| Ice class: | LL1 |
| Installed power: | Two OK-900A nuclear reactors (2 × 171 MWt) |
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| Speed: | 21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph) (max) |
| Endurance: | 4 years |
| Capacity: | 128 passengers |
| Crew: | 140 |
NS 50 Let Pobedy (Russian: 50 лет Победы), translated as 50 Years of Victory or Fiftieth Anniversary of Victory (referring to victory in the Second World War), is a Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker. She was the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker until surpassed by the LK-60Ya-class Arktika (launched 2016).
Construction on project no. 10521 started on October 4, 1989 at the Baltic Works in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR. Originally the ship was named NS Ural. Work was halted in 1994 for lack of funds, so that the actual fiftieth anniversary of Victory Day, in 1995, found the ship in an abandoned state. Construction was restarted in 2003.
On 30 November 2004, a fire broke out on the ship. All workers aboard the vessel had to be evacuated while the fire crews battled the fire for some 20 hours before getting it under control; one worker was sent to the hospital.
She was finally completed in the beginning of 2007, after the 60th Anniversary. The icebreaker sailed into the Gulf of Finland for two weeks of sea trials on February 1, 2007.
Upon completing sea trials, the icebreaker returned to St. Petersburg Baltic shipyard and started preparations for her maiden voyage to Murmansk. The new ship showed superior characteristics for an icebreaker, such as exceptional maneuverability and a top speed of 21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph).
She arrived at her homeport Murmansk on April 11, 2007.
The icebreaker is an upgrade of the Arktika-class. The 159.60 m (524 ft) long and 30.0 m (98 ft) wide vessel, with a displacement of 25840 metric tons, is designed to break through ice up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) thick. She has a 140-man crew.
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