Sovetskiy Soyuz (icebreaker)
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Sovetskiy Soyuz and other Russian icebreakers in Murmansk on June 27, 2015
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| Russia | |
| Name: | Sovetskiy Soyuz |
| Owner: | Russian Federation |
| Operator: | Atomflot (Rosatom) |
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| Builder: | Baltic Shipyard, Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Yard number: | 703 |
| Laid down: | 2 November 1983 |
| Launched: | 31 October 1986 |
| Completed: | 29 December 1989 |
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| Status: | Laid-up (since 2 August 2012), to be converted into a command ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arktika-class nuclear icebreaker |
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| Displacement: | 23,460 tonnes |
| Length: | 150.0 m (492.1 ft) |
| Beam: | 29.9 m (98 ft) |
| Draught: | 10.0–11.0 m (32.8–36.1 ft) |
| Depth: | 17.2 metres (56 ft) |
| Ice class: | RMRS LL1[2] A |
| Installed power: | Two OK-900A nuclear reactors (2 × 171 MW) Two steam turbogenerators (2 × 27.6 MW) |
| Propulsion: | Nuclear-turbo-electric Three shafts (3 × 17.6 MW) |
| Speed: | 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) in open water |
| Endurance: | 7.5 months |
The NS Sovetskiy Soyuz (Russian: Советский Союз; IPA: [sɐˈvʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjus]) is the fourth Russian Arktika class nuclear-powered icebreaker operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company. The ship was built by Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad and entered service in 1990. It is named after the Soviet Union. Her home port is currently Murmansk.
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