Ivan Papanin, Photo: Russian state media

Ivan Papanin, Photo: Russian state media

Russia: Combat icebreaker undergoing sea trials

On 25 October 2019, the first of two planned units of a new class of ship known as "combat icebreakers" (Project 23550) or ice-capable multi-purpose patrol vessels was launched at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The "Ivan Papanin" began sea trials at the end of June 2024. The 114 metre long, 18 metre wide, 8,500 tonne displacement, diesel-electric powered platforms can be used as armed patrol vessels, tugs and icebreakers (0.5 metre ice). They are equipped with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles (ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, underwater ship-to-shore) and with a 76.2 mm cannon (AK-176), two pick-up stations for Raptor speedboats and a helicopter hangar to accommodate a Ka-27 (both versions - SAR, submarine hunting). The use of UAVs should be possible.

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