New nuclear-powered icebreaker for the Arctic: the exact date for the launch of the icebreaker "Leningrad" has been announced.
The exact launch date of the icebreaker "Leningrad" became known - December 3. The head of Rosatom, Alexei Lichchev, recalled that this was the day of the nuclear icebreaker fleet. The laying ceremony took place on January 26, 2024, Leningrad is the fifth production ship of the 22,220 project.
The mission of the most powerful icebreakers in the world is year-round navigation in high latitudes. All were built or are being built at the Baltic Shipyard, the first being Arctic, which was launched in 2016.
It was "Arctic" that appeared the day before on the commemorative coins of the Bank of Russia in silver and gold.
The last icebreaker in the series so far is Stalingrad, which was launched a year ago.