Fluidmecanica signed contract to supply the main towing winch for new large nuclear-powered icebreaker (Project 22220 LC-60YA) to be built at Baltic Shipyard.
Russia has started building the world’s largest universal nuclear-powered icebreaker capable of navigating in the Arctic and in the shallow waters of Siberian rivers.
The 173m ship is being built by the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St Petersburg, and is planned to be completed by 2017.
The Icebreaker LK-60 is likely to be called the “Arctic”.
Powered by two “RITM-200” pressurized water reactors the “Arctic” is being built to generate 175MWe. Its efficiency and power allows the new model to crack ice fields 3 meters thick.
The Arctic will be granted the highest ice class – 9, meaning the ship will be able to break ice in the Arctic area all year round.
The supply of Fluidmecanica includes: