Project 21180M icebreaker

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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

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  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.
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  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.
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