Sevmorput

	Sevmorput in the Baltic Sea in February 2020
History
Name	Sevmorput (Севморпуть)
Namesake	Northern Sea Route
Owner	Russian Federation
Operator	Murmansk Shipping Company; (1988–2008); Atomflot (Rosatom); (2008–present);
Port of registry	Murmansk, Soviet Union; (1988–1992); Murmansk, Russia; (1992–present);
Ordered	30 May 1978
Builder	Zaliv Shipyard (Kerch, Ukrainian SSR)
Cost	US$265 million
Yard number	401
Laid down	1 June 1982
Launched	20 February 1986
Completed	31 December 1988
Decommissioned	2024 (planned)
In service	1988–2007; 2016–present
Out of service	2007–2016
Identification	Call sign: UHBY; IMO number: 8729810; MMSI number: 273137100;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	LASH carrier/container ship
Tonnage	38,226 GT; 11,468 NT; 33,980 DWT (summer); 26,480 DWT (Arctic);
Displacement	61,880 tons (summer)
Length	260.30 m (854.0 ft)
Beam	32.20 m (105.6 ft)
Draught	11.80 m (38.7 ft) (summer); 10.65 m (34.9 ft) (Arctic);
Depth	18.30 m (60.0 ft)
Ice class	RMRS ULA (1981 rules); RMRS UL (current);
Installed power	KLT-40 nuclear reactor (135 MWt)
Propulsion	Single shaft; steam turbine (29,420 kW); 4-bladed ducted controllable-pitch propeller;
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) (10 m (33 ft) draught, full power); 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1 m (3.3 ft) level ice;
Range	Unlimited (nuclear); 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) (diesel);
Capacity	74 lighters (300 tons each); 1,328 TEU;

Sevmorput (Russian: Севморпуть, IPA: [sʲɪvmɐrˈputʲ], lit. Northeast Passage) is a Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship. The 1988-built vessel is one of only four nuclear-powered merchant ships ever built and, after returning to service in 2016 following an extensive refit, the only such vessel to remain in service as of 2023.

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