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Arktika-class icebreakerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source148 m (486 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arktika-class icebreaker | Rigid Raider |
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| Displacement | 23,000–25,168 tons[source] | — |
| Builders | Baltic Shipyard[source] | — |
| Operators | FSUE Atomflot[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Project 22220 icebreaker[source] | — |
| Built | 1971–2007[source] | — |
| In service | 1975–present[source] |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Maximum
Single source20.6 knots (38.2 km/h; 23.7 mph) (maximum)[source]
In excess of
Single sourceIn excess of 120 nautical miles (220 km)[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]
6-cylinder turbo-diesel
Single source6-cylinder turbo-diesel , 240 hp (180 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Icebreaker[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] | — |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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