The lead patrol ship of the ice class of Project 23550 "Ivan Papanin" was presented to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrei Belousov, during his working trip. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, reported that the new ship is intended for operations in Arctic ice conditions, both independently and as part of the Northern Fleet groups. The appearance of this class of equipment will increase the efficiency of the Navy's tasks in the Arctic region.
In early September 2025, the first combat icebreaker in the history of the Russian fleet, "Ivan Papanin," officially joined the Navy. The multi-purpose ship is capable of performing military and humanitarian missions, escorting convoys, and delivering cargo to remote garrisons and island territories. It is equipped with modern air defense systems, artillery systems, and can carry a helicopter on board on a permanent basis.
"Ivan Papanin" is a patrol ship of the icebreaker class of Project 23550, which joined the Russian Navy on September 5, 2025.
Technical characteristics:
- Dimensions: length — 114 m, width — 18 m, draft — 6 m.
- Displacement: about 9000 tons.
- Propulsion: diesel-electric with two screw electric motors of 6.3 MW each.
- Maximum speed: 18 knots (33 km/h).
- Autonomy: 70 days.
- Crew: 49 sailors with living quarters for an additional 47 personnel.
- Armament: 76.2-mm automatic naval gun AK-176MA, several large-caliber machine guns of 12.7 mm caliber, up to eight Kalibr-K cruise missiles or Uran anti-ship missiles.
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