Taymyr (1987 icebreaker)

Taymyr (Russian: Таймыр, IPA: [tɐjˈmɨr]) is a shallow-draft nuclear-powered icebreaker, and the first of two similar vessels. She was built in 1989 for the Soviet Union in Finland, at the Helsinki Shipyard by Wärtsilä Marine, by order of the Murmansk Shipping Company. Her sister ship is Vaygach.

Taymyr breaking ice in the Gulf of Ob in March 2015.
History
Russia
NameTaymyr (Таймыр)
NamesakeTaymyr Peninsula
OwnerRussian Federation
OperatorFSUE Atomflot
Port of registry
Builder
Yard number474
Laid downJanuary 1985
Launched10 April 1987 (without reactor)
Completed7 April 1988
Commissioned30 June 1989
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeTaymyr-class icebreaker
Tonnage
Displacement21,000 tons
Length151.8 m (498 ft)
Beam29.2 m (96 ft)
Draught7.5–9.0 m (24.6–29.5 ft)
Depth15.68 m (51.4 ft)
Ice classRMRS LL2
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Nuclear-turbo-electric (AC/AC)
  • Three shafts (3 × 12 MW)
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) (maximum)
Endurance7.5 months
Crew100+
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-32 helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and hangar for one helicopter
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