… is the world´s first surface ship with nuclear facility. The icebreaker was built in the Soviet Union, first of all, to serve The Northern Sea Route. It was floated out on December 5, 1957. Due to its large power capacity and high autonomy, the icebreaker showed its excellent performance at first navigations. Using the atomic icebreaker had significantly extended the navigation period. For its first 6 operating years the icebreaker cut over 82 thousand nautical miles and independently led more than 400 vessels. The icebreaker “Lenin” has worked for 30 years and in 1989 was taken uot for service and put on dateless anchorage in Murmansk. It is now a museum.
A very young and nice couple who guided us to the icebreaker.
Bored and lost Jan. The guide was speaking russian and Jan didn´t understand a word!!!
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