Sovetskiy Soyuz

Sovetskiy Soyuz

Sovetskiy Soyuz in Murmansk

Ship data flag  Soviet Union Russia   Ship type Atomic icebreaker and expedition ship Callsign UCJJ home port St. Petersburg Owner RosAtom / Atomflot Shipyard Baltic Plant (Baltiskij Zawod) Launch October 31, 1986

Ship dimensions and crew length 147.9 m ( Lüa ) 130.6 m ( KWL ) width 30.0 m Side height 17.2 m Draft Max. 11.0 m displacement 22,120  t   crew about 120 men

Machine system machine 2 OK-900 reactors for 3 steam turbines Machine performance 3 × electr. Propeller motors, each 17.6 MW; Wave system Top speed 20.8 kn (39 km / h) Energy supply 6 generators Generator power 55,300 kW (75,187 hp) propeller 3

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 100

Others Registration numbers IMO no. : 8838582

The Sovetskiy Soyuz ( Russian Советский Союз , German transcription Sowjetski Soyuz ), in German: "Soviet Union", is a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Arktika class , which was designed to keep ice-free in the northern polar region.

Emergence

The keel was laid in Leningrad in the mid-1980s as hull number 703 of the traditional shipyard Baltiski zavod . Large seagoing vessels have been built in the shipyard on the Neva since 1856. The Sovetskiy Soyuz was completed at the end of 1989 and delivered in December 1989. Originally, it was only intended to keep shipping lanes in the Arctic Ocean free to supply the cities and settlements in this region, but due to the political changes it is being used differently than planned. She now serves, among other things, as an expedition ship in the north polar region.

drive

Like all Arktika- class ships, the ship is equipped with two OK-900A nuclear reactors, each with a thermal output of 171  MW . The reactors drive two steam turbines, which in turn drive six generators to generate electricity.

Special

The Sovetskiy Soyuz and its sister ships absolutely need cold seawater to cool their reactors, so they could never go to Antarctica on their own, as tropical waters would have to be crossed.

Equipped with fresh fuel rods, the Arktika-class nuclear icebreakers could theoretically operate for up to five years without having to call at a port. 86 sensors, which are distributed over the entire ship, constantly monitor the radioactivity on board.

Like the Yamal , the Sovetskiy Soyuz also drives wealthy tourists to the North Pole.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Russian Maritime Register of Shipping: "Yamal". Retrieved October 10, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Entry at Equasis
3. ↑ Shipyard history Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. engl. 
4. ↑ An der Neva Archived Copy ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. engl. 
5. ↑ Atomic icebreakers have been operating since 1959

Web links

Commons : Sovetskiy Soyuz  - collection of images

• Article about the Sovetskiy Soyuz (russ.)
• Technical data ( Memento from November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian) (in the Internet archive )
• Website shipyard (Engl.)