Semyon Dezhnev (1971 icebreaker)

History
Soviet Union → Russia
NameSemyon Dezhnev (Семён Дежнёв)
NamesakeSemyon Dezhnev
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderAdmiralty Shipyard (Leningrad, USSR)
Yard number782
Laid down30 March 1971
Launched31 August 1971
Completed28 December 1971
In service1971–present
IdentificationIMO number7119446
StatusIn service
General characteristics (as built)
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
General characteristics (after refit)
Installed power3 × Wärtsilä 6L26A (3 × 1,500 kW)
NotesOtherwise same as built

Semyon Dezhnev (Russian: Семён Дежнёв) is a Russian icebreaker. It is the last of twelve Project 97A icebreakers built by Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad, Soviet Union, in 1961–1971.