The Russian Navy announced that the Yevpaty Kolovrat icebreaker will enter service in 2022.
”A number of innovative solutions have been presented in the process of designing and building this icebreaker,” the office quoted Commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, as saying.
The shipyard is currently installing the required equipment on the icebreaker, and the Yevpaty Kolovrat will displace 4000 tons, and it will be 82 meters long and 19 meters wide. The icebreaker will be able to develop a speed of up to 14 knots, and will include a crew of about 30 people, its endurance will be one month, and it will be able to penetrate one meter thickness of ice.
