Russian patrol ship Ivan Papanin

Ivan Papanin (Russian: Иван Папанин) is a Russian icebreaking patrol ship.[1][5][10] She is the first vessel built to the Project 23550 design. She was launched in October 2019[11] and went on sea trials in June 2024.[12] The latest estimate for commissioning is summer 2025 following ice trials in Franz Josef Land.[2]

Ivan Papanin in July 2024
History
Russia
NameIvan Papanin (Russian: Иван Папанин)
NamesakeIvan Papanin
OperatorRussian Navy
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyards (Saint Petersburg)
Laid down19 April 2017
Launched25 October 2019[1]
CommissionedSummer 2025 (current estimate)[2]
IdentificationIMO number9898151[3]
StatusLaunched
General characteristics
Class and typeProject 23550 patrol ship
Displacement
  • 6,800 t (6,700 long tons; 7,500 short tons) standard[4]
  • 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons) full load
Length114 m (374 ft 0 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Ice classRS Arc7[5]
Installed power4 × Kolomna 28-9DG diesel generators (4 × 3,500 kW)[6]
Propulsion
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement60 core crew + 50 extra mission crew
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar for Ka-27 helicopter

The vessels resemble NoCGV Svalbard and Canada's Harry DeWolf class, but are more heavily armed.[11][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dmitry Zhavoronkov; Valery Butymov (2019-10-25). "«Иван Папанин» сошёл со стапелей на «Адмиралтейских верфях»" [Ivan Papanin descended from the slipway at the Admiralty Shipyards]. Mil.Press FlotProm (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-10-25. Корабль способен преодолевать лёд толщиной до 1,7 метра и ходом — до 1 метра (регистровый класс Arc7). Вооружение включает автоматическую артустановку АК-176МА. Кроме того, на борту базируются вертолёт и беспилотные летательные аппараты, а также десантно-штурмовые лодки проекта 02800 и СВП проекта 23321 «Манул». Палубное оборудование — буксирное устройство с тяговым усилием не менее 80 тс и два грузовых электрогидравлических крана грузоподъёмностью около 28 тонн каждый.
  2. ^ a b "Патрульный корабль ледового класса "Иван Папанин" планируют сдать летом 2025 года". Sudostroenie.info (in Russian). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Ivan Papanin (9898151)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ Tyler Rogoway (27 March 2017). "This Is Russia's Warship Built Specifically For Arctic Fighting". The Drive. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Спуск на воду «Ивана Папанина» состоится в 2019 году". Sudostroenie.info (in Russian). 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. ^ "На Коломенском заводе запущено производство основных и вспомогательных дизель-генераторов для патрульного ледокола «Иван Папанин»". JSC "Kolomensky Zavod" (in Russian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ "«Русэлпром» запустил в производство электрические машины для ледокола «Иван Папанин»". Ruselprom (in Russian). 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Project 23550 Arktika". Russianships.info. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ^ "«Адмиралтейские верфи» объяснили сдвиг сроков передачи сторожевых кораблей". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ^ "АО «АДМИРАЛТЕЙСКИЕ ВЕРФИ» СПУСТИЛО НА ВОДУ ПАТРУЛЬНЫЙ КОРАБЛЬ ЛЕДОВОГО КЛАССА «ИВАН ПАПАНИН»" [ADMIRALTY SHIPYARDS JSC LAUNCHED THE PATROL SHIP OF THE ICE CLASS IVAN PAPANIN ON WATER]. Admiralty Shipyards (in Russian). 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  11. ^ a b Joseph Trevithick (2019-11-14). "Russia Is Eying More Armed Icebreakers After Launching Missile-Toting Arctic Patrol Ship: The Ivan Papanin, the first of the Project 23550 icebreaking warships, is our first look at Russia's specialized Arctic naval force". The Drive. Retrieved 2019-12-11. This comes nearly three weeks after the launch of the first Project 23550 ship, the Ivan Papanin, which will already be able to carry containerized cruise missile launchers. This ships and others in its class may ultimately have a 100mm main gun, instead of a 76mm one as originally planned, too.
  12. ^ "Russian's New Combat Icebreaker Starts Sea Trials". Yahoo! News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. ^ Brendan Cole (2019-10-28). "Russia Unveils 'Unique' Weaponized Icebreaker as It Eyes Arctic Oil and Gas". Newsweek magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-11. Armed with a portable anti-aircraft missile system, the ship named after a prominent Soviet explorer, possesses Kalibr cruise missiles, an electronic warfare system and a helicopter launch pad.
  14. ^ "Project 23550 Ivan Papanin - patrol icebreaker". Global Security.