Alibi post

The Arctic is the first vessel in the series of three Project 22220 LK-60 Nuclear Icebreakers being built for Atomflot by Baltic Shipyard Shipbuilding. It is touted to become the world’s biggest and the most powerful icebreaker.

The vessel was designed by the Iceberg Central Design Bureau in 2009. The steel-cutting ceremony for the vessel was held in November 2012 and keel was laid in November 2013. The vessel is expected to be launched in November 2015 and delivery is scheduled for late 2017.

It will serve as a pilot project for the remaining two vessels, which will be constructed based on the results of the Arctic’s performance. The other two vessels will also be constructed by the same contractor, Baltic Shipyard Shipbuilding.
https://www.ship-technology.com/proj...ar-icebreaker/


When ready for sailing in 2019, the vessel type LK-60 (project 22220) will be able to break through three meter thick ice.
The LK-60 icebreakers will be 173 meters long and 34 meters wide. It will be based in Murmansk as part of the state-owned Rosatomflot fleet of nuclear icebreakers. Russia intends to build at least two vessels of the class, the first to be ready by the end of 2019, the second by the end of 2020.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/ru/node/164


Russia launched the world's biggest, most powerful icebreaker on Thursday in St. Petersburg. The Arktika is 568 feet long and powered by two nuclear reactors. It can break through ice 13 feet deep, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports. The ship set forth early, ahead of its planned 2017 launch, according to Sputnik News and the shipyard where the Arktika was built.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...ful-icebreaker