50 Let Pobedy (ship)

50 Let Pobedy

50 Let Pobedy at 88 ° North

Ship data flag  Russia Ship type Atomic icebreaker class Arktika class Callsign UGYU home port Murmansk Owner Russian Federation Shipping company Atomic fleet Shipyard Baltic Plant ( St. Petersburg , Russia ) Build number 705 Keel laying 4th October 1989 Launch December 29, 1993 Commissioning April 2, 2007 Whereabouts in service

Ship dimensions and crew length 159.60 m ( Lüa ) 139.80 m ( Lpp ) width 30.00 m Side height 17.20 m Draft Max. 11.0 m displacement 25,840  t measurement 23,439 GT / 7,032 NRZ   crew 138

Machine system machine 3 × electr. Propeller motors, each 17.6 MW; Wave system Machine performance 52,800 kW (71,788 hp) Top speed 21.4 kn (40 km / h) Energy supply nuclear- electric 2 × nuclear reactor (OK-900A), each 171 MW thermal. 2 × steam turbine (TGG-27.5 OM5), each 27.6  MW Generator power 55,200 kW (75,051 hp) propeller 3 × 4-blade fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 3505 dw

Others Classifications Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Registration numbers IMO : 9152959

50 Let Pobedy ( Russian 50 лет Победы , "50th Anniversary of Victory") is the name of Russia's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Arktika-class , which was designed for use in polar regions. The 50 Let Pobedy is the most modern and largest ship of the “Arktika” class and the most powerful icebreaker ever built. The 159 meter long and 30 meter wide ship with a water displacement of 25,840 tons can break through ice with a thickness of over five meters, it has the highest Russian ice class "Eisbrecher9". Originally the crew consisted of 138 men, but after optimizations and layoffs it was reduced to 106 men. The 50 Let Pobedy is operated by the Atomflot shipping company .

history

Construction work on "Project No. 10521" began on October 4, 1989 in the Baltic plant in Soviet Leningrad . The icebreaker was originally named Ural . After financial bottlenecks as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union , the work was suspended for several years until it resumed in 2003. On November 30, 2004, a fire broke out on the ship, which the fire-fighting crews took around 20 hours to bring under control. Nobody was seriously injured in the fire, only one sailor was taken to hospital because of minor injuries. There was no radioactive contamination because the two nuclear reactors were not yet equipped with fuel elements . After this incident, work on the ship resumed until the 50 Let Pobedy was finally completed in early 2007. On February 1, 2007, the ship ran for a two-week test phase at sea in the Gulf of Finland . The maiden voyage of the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy took the ship to its home port of Murmansk , where it arrived on April 11, 2007.

As part of the torch relay for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , the 50 Let Pobedy brought the Olympic flame from the home port of Murmansk to the North Pole on October 19, 2013 after a record travel time of 91 hours and 12 minutes. It was the first trip of its kind under the conditions of a polar night . In 2017, this record time of 72 hours was undercut by the 50 Let Pobedy itself.

technology

Russian postage stamp from 2009

Like all ships of the “Arktika” class, the 50 Let Pobedy also has two OK-900A nuclear reactors, but only one of them is operated at a time. The thermal output of a reactor is 171 MW. The heat generated in the reactor produces a total mechanical output of 55.2 MW (75,000 PS) in two turbine sets. The ship has three four-blade fixed propellers, which are set in rotation by electric motors ( nuclear or turbo-electric drive ). The icebreaker is also the first ship of the "Arktika" class with a hull shaped like a spoon. The designers hoped that this would enable the ice to break more efficiently, which would enable the ship to operate faster in icy waters. The maximum speed is 21.4  knots (approx. 40 km / h).

Furnishing

The 50 Let Pobedy is comparatively comfortably equipped to offer the crew a varied program of activities during the several months of operations. The ship is equipped with a sports hall , sauna , swimming pool , library and a restaurant . There is also a spacious common room, which can also be used to host entertainment programs. The ship is also designed as a passenger ship for cruises in the Arctic Ocean and offers space for 100 passengers.

See also

• List of the largest ships in the world

Web links

Commons : 50 Let Pobedy  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Administrative data of the 50 Let Pobedy . Equasis - France-Ministry for Transport, accessed October 10, 2011 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 50 Let Pobedy. In: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Retrieved October 10, 2011 . 
3. ^ Nuclear ship takes Olympic flame to North Pole . In: World Nuclear News , October 25, 2013
4. ↑ Olympic torch passes through the Artic . ( Memento from October 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: Russia Today , October 25, 2013
5. ↑ Russia builds world's biggest nuclear icebreaker. In: Pravda.ru. Retrieved October 10, 2011 . 
6. ↑ Icebreaker trip to the North Pole. Country of Tourism, accessed October 10, 2011 .