Kapitan Khlebnikov
Kapitan Khlebnikov and penguins in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. | |
| History | |
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| Russia | |
| Name | Kapitan Khlebnikov |
| Namesake | Yury Khlebnikov (1900–1976) |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Quark Expeditions |
| Route | Arctic and Antarctic cruising |
| Builder | Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard, Finland |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Homeport | Vladivostok |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kapitan Sorokin-class icebreaker |
| Displacement | 12,288 tons |
| Length | 122.50 m (401 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 26.50 m (86 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class | KM * LL3 [2] А2 passenger |
| Installed power | Main engines: 6 diesel sets producing 24,200 hp (18.0 MW) |
| Propulsion | 3 twin DC electric motors each turning a 22 m (72 ft) long propeller shaft to which is attached a 4 bladed 4.3 m diameter propeller with hardened steel blades. Blades can be changed at sea in the event of damage. |
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| Capacity | Guests: 108 |
| Complement | 70 |
| Aircraft carried | Two helicopters are carried to help with navigation in ice and for tourist trips. |
| Aviation facilities | Hangars |
Kapitan Khlebnikov (Russian: Капита́н Хле́бников, IPA: [kəpʲɪˈtan ˈxlʲɛbnʲɪkəf]) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker. The vessel now operates as a cruise ship offering excursions to the Arctic and Antarctic.