Sibir (Russian: Сибирь; literally: Siberia), built in 1977, is a retired Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Arktika class. She is the only icebreaker of her class that does not feature a red superstructure.
 Sibir in 2012
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| History | |
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 Russia | |
| Name | Sibir (Сибирь) |
| Namesake | Russian for Siberia |
| Owner | Russian Federation |
| Operator | FSUE Atomflot |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Baltic Shipyard |
| Yard number | 701 |
| Laid down | 26 June 1974 |
| Launched | 23 February 1976 |
| Commissioned | 28 December 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 1992 |
| In service | 1977–1992 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Being demolished[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Arktika-class icebreaker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 23,000 tons |
| Length | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Beam | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Draught | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Depth | 17.2 m (56 ft) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (maximum) |
| Endurance | 7.5 months |
| Crew | 189 |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Mi-2, Mi-8 or Ka-27 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar for one helicopter |
She was withdrawn from service in 1992 and was reported in 2012 as being moored at Murmansk awaiting scrapping.[4]
She has a gross tonnage of 20,655 and a dead weight of 4,096 tonnes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Reactors removed from «Sibir»". thebarentsobserver.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Atomic Icebreakers Technical Data". rosatomflot.ru. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "SIBIR". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Pettersen, Trude (26 January 2012). "Russia scraps three nuclear icebreakers". Barents Observer. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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