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Sevmorput
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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 2023[update].[5]
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![]() Sevmorput in the Baltic Sea in February 2020 | |
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Name | Sevmorput (Севморпуть) |
Namesake | Northern Sea Route |
Owner | Russian Federation |
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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 |
Decommissioned | 2024 (planned)[2] |
In service | 1988–2007; 2016–present |
Out of service | 2007–2016 |
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Status | In service |
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Type | LASH carrier/container ship |
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Displacement | 61,880 tons (summer)[3] |
Length | 260.30 m (854.0 ft) |
Beam | 32.20 m (105.6 ft) |
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Depth | 18.30 m (60.0 ft) |
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Installed power | KLT-40 nuclear reactor (135 MWt) |
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