Project 21180M icebreaker

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Russian Navy icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat.jpg
Evpatiy Kolovrat in 2023
Class overview
NameProject 21180M
Builders Almaz Shipbuilding Company, Saint Petersburg
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Russia.svg  Russian Navy
Preceded by Project 21180
Built2018–present
In commission2024–present
Planned2
Building1
Completed1 [1]
Active1
General characteristics [2]
Type Icebreaker
Displacement4,080 t (4,020 long tons)
Length82 m (269 ft)
Beam19 m (62 ft)
Draught4.6 m (15 ft)
Ice class RMRS Icebreaker6
Installed powerTwo Kolomna 3-10D49 and one 4-10D49 diesel generators (3 × 3.5 MW) [3]
Propulsion Diesel-electric; two azimuth thrusters and one fixed shaft line [4]
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1 m (3.3 ft) ice [5]
Range7,600 nautical miles (14,100 km; 8,700 mi)
Endurance1 month [6]
Complement28
Aviation facilitiesHelideck

Project 21180M is a series of icebreakers being built for the Russian Navy, developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau, intended as a cheaper alternative to the larger and more expensive Project 21180. [1] [7]

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Development and construction

In the mid-2010s, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced that a fleet of new auxiliary icebreakers would be built for the Russian Navy as part of the ongoing fleet renewal program to replace Soviet-era vessels. [8] However, the initial plans for the construction of four 6,000-tonne (5,900-long-ton) Project 21180 icebreakers was revised after the lead ship, Ilya Muromets, turned out to be too expensive. Consequently, Vympel Design Bureau developed a revised design, Project 21180M, with about two thirds of the displacement and more limited functionality compared to the bigger vessel. [9] [10]

The construction of the first Project 21180M icebreaker was awarded to Almaz Shipbuilding Company in 2017. [9] The vessel was laid down on 12 December 2018, [11] launched on 24 November 2020, [12] and delivered to Russian Navy on 1 July 2024 after having been towed from Saint Petersburg to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the previous year. [13] [14] Evpatiy Kolovrat, named after the 13th century bogatyr described in The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan , entered service with the Pacific Fleet on 26 July 2024. [15]

The keel of the second vessel was laid down on 1 September 2023. [16] The vessel will be named Svyatogor after the mythical bogatyr and its delivery to the Northern Fleet is envisaged for 2027. [17]

Ships in class

NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
Evpatiy Kolovrat Almaz Shipbuilding Company 12 December 2018 [11] 24 November 2020 [12] 1 July 2024 [14] Pacific Fleet In service [15]
Svyatogor Almaz Shipbuilding Company 1 September 2023 [16] 2027 (planned) [17] Northern Fleet Laid down

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Project 21180M". russianships.info. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Shipbuilders lay down icebreaker for Russian Navy". TASS. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Военный ледокол «Евпатий Коловрат» приняли в состав ВМФ России". Mashnews (in Russian). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Составят ли российские ВРК конкуренцию AZIPOD и прочим PODам?" (in Russian). Korabel.ru. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Интервью с Михаилом Бахровым: Ледоколы проекта 21180 могут заинтересовать Индию в качестве НИС" (in Russian). Российский судостроительный портал. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "На Санкт-Петербургском предприятии "Алмаз" состоялся вывод из эллинга корпуса ледокола "Евпатий Коловрат"" (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ледоколы дошли до "Алмаза"". kommersant.ru (in Russian). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Минобороны России закупит перспективные корабли и подводные лодки для Военно-Морского Флота" (in Russian). Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Ледоколы дошли до "Алмаза"" (in Russian). Kommersant. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "12 тысяч миль льда за 60 суток. Военные ледоколы 5-го поколения будут патрулировать Арктику" (in Russian). TV Zvezda. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Almaz shipyard lays down icebreaker of Project 21180М, Yevpaty Kolovrat, for RF Navy". PortNews. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.[ dead link ]
  12. 1 2 "Евпатий Коловрат". Fleetphoto (in Russian). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Russia Project 21180M icebreaker Yevpaty Kolovrat to go to Kamchatka". Navy Recognition. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Ледокол "Евпатий Коловрат" передан заказчику". Sudostroenie.info (in Russian). 1 July 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Военный ледокол «Евпатий Коловрат» приняли в состав ВМФ России". РБК (in Russian). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Владимир Омельницкий участвовал в закладке ледокола на судостроительной верфи «Алмаз»" (in Russian). АНО "Санкт-Петербургский центр информационной поддержки". 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Russian Navy builds more icebreakers". The Barents Observer. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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