Chukotka (icebreaker)

Launch of Chukotka
History
Russia
NameChukotka (Чукотка)
NamesakeChukotka Autonomous Okrug
OperatorFSUE Atomflot
Ordered23 August 2019
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
CostOver RUB 100 billion (for two vessels)
Yard number05712
Laid down16 December 2020
Launched6 November 2024
Sponsored byElena Shmeleva
CompletedDecember 2026 (planned)
IdentificationIMO number: 9924106
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class & typeProject 22220 icebreaker
Displacement
  • 33,530 t (33,000 long tons) (dwl)
  • 25,540 t (25,140 long tons) (minimum)
Length
  • 173.3 m (569 ft) (overall)
  • 160.0 m (525 ft) (dwl)
Beam
  • 34 m (112 ft) (maximum)
  • 33 m (108 ft) (dwl)
Height51.25 m (168 ft)
Draft
  • 10.5 m (34 ft) (dwl)
  • 9.00 m (30 ft) (minimum; achievable)
  • 8.65 m (28 ft) (minimum; official)
  • 8.50 m (28 ft) (minimum; design)
Depth15.2 m (50 ft)
Ice classRMRS Icebreaker9
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Nuclear-turbo-electric
  • Three shafts (3 × 20 MW)
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
  • 1.5–2 knots (2.8–3.7 km/h; 1.7–2.3 mph) in 2.8 m (9 ft) ice
Endurance
  • 7 years (reactor fuel)
  • 6 months (provisions)
Crew75
Aviation facilitiesHelideck and hangar

Chukotka (Russian: Чукотка) is a Russian Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker currently under construction at Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg.