Novorossiysk (icebreaker)

Novorossiysk at the 5th Icebreaker Festival in Saint Petersburg in April 2018
History
Russia
NameNovorossiysk (Новороссийск)
NamesakeNovorossiysk
OwnerRosmorport
Port of registrySaint Petersburg
Ordered23 February 2012
BuilderVyborg Shipyard (Vyborg, Russia)
CostAbout RUB 4 billion
Yard number231
Laid down12 December 2012
Launched29 October 2015
Sponsored byAnzhelika Ryskova
Completed26 December 2016
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeProject 21900M icebreaker
Tonnage
Displacement14,334 tonnes
Length119.8 m (393 ft)
Beam27.5 m (90 ft)
Draught8.5 m (28 ft)
Depth12.40 m (41 ft)
Ice classRMRS Icebreaker6
Installed power4 × Wärtsilä 12V32E (4 × 6,960 kW)
PropulsionDiesel-electric; two Steerprop SP 110 ARC PULL azimuth thrusters (2 × 9,000 kW)
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (open water)
  • 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph) in 1 m (3.3 ft) ice
Aviation facilitiesHelideck for Mi-8

Novorossiysk (Russian: Новороссийск) is a Russian Project 21900M diesel-electric icebreaker. She was built by Vyborg Shipyard in Russia and delivered to Rosmorport in 2016.

Novorossiysk, which represents a further development of the icebreakers Moskva and Sankt-Peterburg, has two identical sister ships: Vladivostok and Murmansk.