Nuclear-powered icebreaker
On 17 August 1977, NS "Arktika" ("Arctic") became the first surface ship ever to reach the North Pole. "Arktika" was withdrawn from service in 2008 after clocking up 175,000 hours of reactor operation time and covering more than 1 million nautical miles. Rather than be scrapped, there are calls for her to be converted to a museum ship, like her predecessor "Lenin".
Moskva (1959 icebreaker)
"Moskva" was long overall and at the waterline. At the widest point of the hull, the vessel had a beam of , but due to the sloping sides the maximum beam at waterline was slightly less, . At design waterline, the icebreaker drew of water and had a displacement of 13,290 tonnes. However, the maximum draught of the vessel was , corresponding to a maximum displacement of 15,360 tonnes. "Moskva" was the largest non-nuclear icebreaker in the world at the time of the delivery, having almost twice the displacement of the largest western icebreakers.