Ural (icebreaker)

Ural at the mooring wall of Baltic Shipyard in July 2022
History
Russia
NameUral (Урал)
NamesakeUral Mountains
OperatorFSUE Atomflot
Port of registryMurmansk
Ordered13 March 2012
BuilderBaltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg
CostRUB 84.4 billion (for two vessels)
Yard number05708
Laid down25 July 2016
Launched27 May 2019
Sponsored byElvira Nabiullina
Completed
  • 2020 (contract date)
  • 22 November 2022 (delivery)
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeProject 22220 icebreaker
Tonnage
Displacement32,747 t (32,230 long tons)
Length172.7 m (567 ft)
Beam34 m (112 ft)
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

Ural (Russian: Урал) is a Russian Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker. Built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, the vessel was laid down in 2016, launched in 2019 and delivered in 2022.