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Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, who has already built three icebreakers of the project 22220, prepares for launching the fourth nuclear-powered ship of this project. This was reported in the press service of the enterprise.
Icebreaker “Yakutia” project 22220 planning to launch 18 November, ie. Friday next week. After the ceremony, where the godmother of the icebreaker will be the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko, the ship will be delivered to the outfitting wall of the Baltic Shipyard, where will it be adjusted.
About, what “Yakutia” preparing to launch, reported back in August this year, when the formation of the ice corps was completed on the nuclear-powered ship, shipbuilders loaded the stem section. As explained in the press-service, ice belt – it is a zone about three meters wide, which is the maximum load when breaking through the ice. Sections of this zone are assembled from high-strength steel with a thickness 40 millimeters.
“Yakutia” is the fourth icebreaker in the series and the third serial. Pledged 26 May 2020 on the day of the 164th anniversary of the Baltic Shipyard. Lead icebreaker of the project 22220 “Arctic”, which gave the name of the whole series, already working in the North, like the first serial “Siberia”. Second serial “Ural” preparing to move to Murmansk, where will the ceremony of handover to the customer take place, icebreaker tests completed. The fourth serial icebreaker of the project “Chukotka” laid at the end 2020 of the year. planned, what “Yakutia” will be handed over to the customer 2024 year, a “Chukotka” – at 2027, but this is preliminary.
The peculiarity of the project icebreakers 22220 is the use of variable rainfall using ballast tanks. Double-draft ships can operate in deep water, and in shallow water in rivers, breaking ice thicknesses of up to 3 meters without loss stroke. According to the design data, new icebreakers are the largest and most powerful in the world. used photos:Baltic plant
