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Rossiya (icebreaker)

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Name
  
Rossiya (Россия)

Operator
  
Atomflot (Rosatom)

Laid down
  
20 February 1981

Length
  
150 m

Owner
  
Russian Federation

Yard number
  
702

Launched
  
20 December 1985

Weight
  
24,000 tons

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Port of registry
  
1985–1992 Murmansk,  Soviet Union 1992 onwards Murmansk,  Russia

Builders
  
Baltic Shipyard, Saint Petersburg

Rossiya (Russian: Россия) is a Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker.

During the winter of 2012-2013, Rossiya was stationed in the Gulf of Finland.

According to Bellona, Rossiya was taken out of service in 2013 and is currently in "cold lay-up" awaiting disposal.

References

Rossiya (icebreaker) Wikipedia