Of 16,000 tons displacement, Lenin is 440 ft long, and is powered by engines totalling 44,000 hp, including main unit of just over 20,000 hp and two auxiliaries of some 10,000 hp; nuclear reactor will provide steam to actuate turbogenerators which will drive propulsion motors to give ship speed of 18 knots; vessel will be able to cruise for year without refuelling, and is planned to tackle ice 6 ft 6 in. thick, mostly in Arctic waters; photographs show model, hull welding, etc.


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    Title :

    Soviet atomic icebreaker "Lenin"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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