Vasiliy Pronchishchev (icebreaker)

History
Soviet Union
Name
  • Ledokol-1 (Ледокол-1) (1961–1966)
  • Vasiliy Pronchischev (Василий Прончищев) (1966–1989)
NamesakeVasili Pronchishchev
OwnerNorthern Shipping Company
Port of registryArkhangelsk, Soviet Union
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard (Leningrad, USSR)
Yard number762
Laid down13 December 1960
Launched28 April 1961
Completed30 December 1961
Decommissioned1989
In service1961–1989
IdentificationIMO number: 6500765
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class & typeDobrynya Nikitich-class icebreaker
Displacement2,935 t (2,889 long tons)
Length67.7 m (222 ft)
Beam18 m (59 ft)
Draught5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Depth8.3 m (27.2 ft)
Installed power3 × 13D100 (3 × 1,800 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-electric; three shafts (2 × 2,400 hp + 1,600 hp)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Endurance17 days
Complement42

Vasiliy Pronchishchev (Russian: Василий Прончищев) was a Soviet icebreaker in service from 1961 until 1989. It was the first of twelve Project 97A icebreakers built by Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad in 1961–1971.