Arktika (2016 icebreaker)

	Arktika in a dry dock in Kronstadt on 11 August 2021 following failure of one of the icebreaker's propulsion motors
History
Russia
Name	Arktika (Арктика)
Namesake	Russian for the Arctic
Operator	FSUE Atomflot
Port of registry	Murmansk, Russia
Builder	Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
Cost	RUB 36.959 billion
Yard number	05706
Laid down	5 November 2013
Launched	16 June 2016
Sponsored by	Valentina Matviyenko
Completed	December 2017 (contract date); 21 October 2020 (commissioning ceremony);
In service	November 2020–
Identification	IMO number: 9694725; MMSI number: 273210920; Call sign: UCZC;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 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);
Height	51.25 m (168 ft)
Draft	10.5 m (34 ft) (dwl); 9.00 m (30 ft) (minimum; achievable); 8.65 m (28 ft) (minimum; official); 8.50 m (28 ft) (minimum; design);
Depth	15.2 m (50 ft)
Ice class	RMRS Icebreaker9
Installed power	Two RITM-200 nuclear reactors (2 × 175 MWt); Two turbogenerators (2 × 36 MWe);
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);
Crew	75
Aviation facilities	Helideck 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icebreaker built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.^[16] It is the lead ship of Project 22220 icebreakers and superseded the preceding class of nuclear-powered icebreakers as the largest and most powerful icebreaker ever constructed.^[17]

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^ "На ледоколе "Арктика" поднят российский флаг" (in Russian). Sudostroenie.info. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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^ "VNIIR-Progress St. Petersburg supplies equipment to Atomflot nuclear icebreakers". ABS Electro. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference keel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ""Мы страна чудесная, любим создавать себе трудности"". 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "The launching ceremony of the world's largest nuclear icebreaker took place at the Baltijskiy Zavod in Saint-Petersburg". Rosatom. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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^ "Универсальный атомный ледокол проекта 22220" (in Russian). Rosatomflot. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Multipurpose nuclear icebreaker project 22220". United Shipbuilding Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Как ледокол "Арктика" готовился к ходовым испытаниям" (in Russian). Sudostroenie.info. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
^ "Ледокол "Арктика" готов на 60%" (in Russian). Ruselprom. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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^ "The Nuclear icebreaker fleet". rosatom.ru. State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM. May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "Russia's New Super Icebreaker Reaches North Pole During Ice Trials". High North News. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[equasis-1] "Arktika (9694725)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

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[portnews_13aug2015-3] "Baltiysky Zavod completes construction of fore body of lead nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika (photo)". PortNews. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[sudostroenie_21oct2020-4] "На ледоколе "Арктика" поднят российский флаг" (in Russian). Sudostroenie.info. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

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[6] "VNIIR-Progress St. Petersburg supplies equipment to Atomflot nuclear icebreakers". ABS Electro. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[keel-7] Cite error: The named reference keel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[kommersant15December2020-8] ""Мы страна чудесная, любим создавать себе трудности"". 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[launch2-9] "The launching ceremony of the world's largest nuclear icebreaker took place at the Baltijskiy Zavod in Saint-Petersburg". Rosatom. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[portnews_20121101-10] Cite error: The named reference portnews_20121101 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[rosatom_22220-11] "Универсальный атомный ледокол проекта 22220" (in Russian). Rosatomflot. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[osk_22220-12] "Multipurpose nuclear icebreaker project 22220". United Shipbuilding Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[13] "Как ледокол "Арктика" готовился к ходовым испытаниям" (in Russian). Sudostroenie.info. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[14] "Ледокол "Арктика" готов на 60%" (in Russian). Ruselprom. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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[16] "The Nuclear icebreaker fleet". rosatom.ru. State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM. May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

[17] "Russia's New Super Icebreaker Reaches North Pole During Ice Trials". High North News. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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History
Arktika in a dry dock in Kronstadt on 11 August 2021 following failure of one of the icebreaker's propulsion motors
Russia
Name	Arktika (Арктика)
Namesake	Russian for the Arctic
Operator	FSUE Atomflot
Port of registry	Murmansk, Russia^[2]
Builder	Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
Cost	RUB 36.959 billion^[10]
Yard number	05706^[6]
Laid down	5 November 2013^[7]
Launched	16 June 2016^[5]
Sponsored by	Valentina Matviyenko^[9]
Completed	December 2017 (contract date)^[3] 21 October 2020 (commissioning ceremony)^[4]
In service	November 2020–^[8]
Identification	IMO number: 9694725 MMSI number: 273210920 Call sign: UCZC^[1]
Status	In service
General characteristics ^[11]^[12]
Class and type	Project 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)
Height	51.25 m (168 ft)^[13]
Draft	10.5 m (34 ft) (dwl) 9.00 m (30 ft) (minimum; achievable)^[15] 8.65 m (28 ft) (minimum; official) 8.50 m (28 ft) (minimum; design)
Depth	15.2 m (50 ft)
Ice class	RMRS Icebreaker9
Installed power	Two RITM-200 nuclear reactors (2 × 175 MWt) Two turbogenerators (2 × 36 MWe)
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)^[14]
Crew	75
Aviation facilities	Helideck and hangar