Sevmorput

	Sevmorput in the Baltic Sea in February 2020
History
Russia
Name	Sevmorput (Севморпуть)
Namesake	Northern Sea Route
Owner	Russian Federation
Operator	Murmansk Shipping Company; (1988–2008); Atomflot (Rosatom); (2008–present);
Port of registry	Murmansk
Ordered	30 May 1978
Builder	Zaliv Shipyard (Kerch, Ukrainian SSR)
Cost	US$265 million
Yard number	401
Laid down	1 June 1982
Launched	20 February 1986
Completed	31 December 1988
In service	1988–2007; 2016–present
Out of service	2007–2016
Identification	Call sign: UHBY; IMO number: 8729810; MMSI number: 273137100;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	LASH carrier/container ship
Tonnage	38,226 GT; 11,468 NT; 33,980 DWT (summer); 26,480 DWT (Arctic);
Displacement	61,880 tons (summer)
Length	260.30 m (854.0 ft)
Beam	32.20 m (105.6 ft)
Draught	11.80 m (38.7 ft) (summer); 10.65 m (34.9 ft) (Arctic);
Depth	18.30 m (60.0 ft)
Ice class	RMRS ULA (1981 rules); RMRS UL (current);
Installed power	KLT-40 nuclear reactor (135 MWt)
Propulsion	Single shaft; steam turbine (29,420 kW); 4-bladed ducted controllable-pitch propeller;
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) (10 m (33 ft) draught, full power); 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1 m (3.3 ft) level ice;
Range	Unlimited (nuclear); 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) (diesel);
Capacity	74 lighters (300 tons each); 1,328 TEU;

Sevmorput (Russian: Севморпуть, IPA: [sʲɪvmɐrˈputʲ], lit. Northeast Passage) is a Russian nuclear-powered cargo ship. The 1988-built vessel is one of only four nuclear-powered merchant ships ever built and, after returning to service in 2016 following an extensive refit, the only such vessel to remain in service as of 2024.

History
Sevmorput in the Baltic Sea in February 2020
Russia
Name	Sevmorput (Севморпуть)
Namesake	Northern Sea Route
Owner	Russian Federation
Operator	Murmansk Shipping Company (1988–2008) Atomflot (Rosatom) (2008–present)
Port of registry	Murmansk
Ordered	30 May 1978
Builder	Zaliv Shipyard (Kerch, Ukrainian SSR)
Cost	US$265 million
Yard number	401
Laid down	1 June 1982
Launched	20 February 1986
Completed	31 December 1988
In service	1988–2007; 2016–present
Out of service	2007–2016
Identification	Call sign: UHBY IMO number: 8729810 MMSI number: 273137100
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	LASH carrier/container ship
Tonnage	38,226 GT 11,468 NT 33,980 DWT (summer) 26,480 DWT (Arctic)
Displacement	61,880 tons (summer)
Length	260.30 m (854.0 ft)
Beam	32.20 m (105.6 ft)
Draught	11.80 m (38.7 ft) (summer) 10.65 m (34.9 ft) (Arctic)
Depth	18.30 m (60.0 ft)
Ice class	RMRS ULA (1981 rules) RMRS UL (current)
Installed power	KLT-40 nuclear reactor (135 MWt)
Propulsion	Single shaft; steam turbine (29,420 kW) 4-bladed ducted controllable-pitch propeller
Speed	20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) (10 m (33 ft) draught, full power) 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) in 1 m (3.3 ft) level ice
Range	Unlimited (nuclear) 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) (diesel)
Capacity	74 lighters (300 tons each) 1,328 TEU