The icebreaker was delivered to FSUE Atomflot in November 2022
Nuclear-powered icebreaker Ural of Project 22220 will undergo scheduled dock repair at Kronshtadt Shipyard, an asset of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). On 1 August 2023, the icebreaker moored at the outfitting embankment of USC’s Baltiysky Zavod shipyard. It will take several weeks to prepare the icebreaker for further towing of the ship to the water area of Kronshtadt shipyard, according to the Telegram of Baltiysky Zavod.
The Ural is the third ship of Project 22220 built by Baltiysky Zavod shipyard. Laid down on 25 July 2016, it was launched on 26 May 2019 and delivered to FSUE Atomflot on 29 November 2022. The construction was conducted under the supervision of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
Key particulars of Project 22220: power – 60MW, speed – 22 knots in clear water; LOA - 173.3 m (160 m, DWL), beam - 34 m (33 m, DWL), height - 52 m; draft (DWL) - 10.5 m; minimum draft – 8.65 m; maximum icebreaking capability - 2.8-meter-thick ice (at full capacity and speed of 1.5-2 knots); full displacement — 33.5 thousand tonnes; designated service life - 40 years.
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC OJSC) is the largest shipbuilding company in Russia. It was set up in 2007 with 100% federal ownership. The holding comprises about 40 companies and organizations (major shipbuilding and shiprepairing companies as well as leading design bureaus). Currently, USC consolidates about 80% of the domestic shipbuilding complex. The Russian market is the main focus of the state corporation though it also exports its products to 20 countries worldwide.
IAA PortNews’ recent Ship Repair, Modernization and Components Conference was successfully held on 20 September 2022 in Saint-Petersburg. The next conference is scheduled for September 2023.
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