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Dobrynya Nikitich-class icebreakerlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source67.7 m (222 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dobrynya Nikitich-class icebreaker | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | Dobrynya Nikitich class (various Project 97 variants) Ivan Susanin class (Project 97P)[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Builders | Admiralty Shipyard ( Leningrad , USSR )[source] | — |
| Operators | Various[source] | — |
| Subclasses | 97 (icebreaker) 97A (icebreaker) 97K (icebreaker) 97E (icebreaker) 97AP (patrol icebreaker) 97P (patrol ship) 97D (hydrographic survey vessel) 97B (hydrographic survey vessel) 97N (research vessel)[source] | — |
| Built | 1960–1981 |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 3 of 3
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349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
mariners
Single source26 mariners[source]
97AP
Single sourceRange
Single source5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) 6,700 nautical miles (12,400 km; 7,700 mi) (97AP)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 32[source] | 2007[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Lost | — |
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| Scrapped | 22[source] | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Icebreaker[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Endurance | 17 days[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × twin 57 mm ZIF-31-B (97 and 97AP) 1 × twin 25 mm 2M-3M (97 and 97AP)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Советский Союз[source]Design origin explicitly attributed in article text | — |
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| Namesake | — | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Builder | — | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Home port | — | Galliano[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engine[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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