Aleksey Chirikov (icebreaker)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russia | |
| Name | Aleksey Chirikov |
| Namesake | Aleksei Chirikov |
| Operator | Sovcomflot |
| Port of registry | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Ordered | 16 December 2010 |
| Builder | Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland |
| Cost | $100 million |
| Yard number | 507 |
| Laid down | 3 July 2012 |
| Launched | 23 November 2012 |
| Completed | 19 April 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Platform supply vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 21.20 m (69.6 ft) (moulded) |
| Draught | 7.90 m (25.9 ft) |
| Depth | 11.00 m (36.09 ft) |
| Ice class | RMRS Icebreaker6 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Endurance | 30 days |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 50 |
Aleksey Chirikov is a Russian icebreaking platform supply and standby vessel owned by Sovcomflot. She and her sister ship, Vitus Bering, were ordered on 16 December 2010 from Arctech Helsinki Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, shortly after the joint venture agreement between STX Finland Cruise Oy and United Shipbuilding Corporation had been signed. Aleksey Chirikov was delivered on 19 April 2013. She will be used in the Arkutun-Dagi offshore oil field in the Sea of Okhotsk.