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Arktika-class icebreakerlarger figure on 1 of 2
Durance-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source148 m (486 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arktika-class icebreaker | Durance-class tanker |
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| Builders | Baltic Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | FSUE Atomflot[source] | French Navy Argentine Navy Royal Saudi Navy Royal Australian Navy (retired)[source] |
| Succeeded by | Project 22220 icebreaker[source] | Jacques Chevallier class[source] |
| Built | 1971–2007[source] | 1973–1990[source] |
157.2 m (515 ft 9 in)[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Installed power
Single sourceTwo OK-900A nuclear reactors (2 × ) Two steam turbogenerators (2 ×
Single sourceTwo OK-900A nuclear reactors (2 × 171 MW) Two steam turbogenerators (2 × 27.6 MW)[source]
Nuclear-turbo-electric Three shafts (3 × 18 MW)[source]
2 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PC2.5 V 400 diesel engines 2 shafts, 15,000 kW (20,000 hp )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In service | 1975–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Retired |
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| Type | Icebreaker[source] | Replenishment oiler[source] |
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| Tonnage | 20-24,000 GT[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 7.5 months[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Mi-2 , Mi-8 or Ka-27 helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar for one helicopter[source] | Medium helicopter pad[source] |
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| Name | — | Durance class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Boraida class[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 2 × DRBN 34 radars[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L60 gun 4 × 12.7 mm (0.5 in) M2 Browning machine guns 3 × Simbad Mistral missile launcher[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Naval Group, Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Brest Arsenal[source] |
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