Building the Arktika lead nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220 began in 2012 at the Baltiysky Zavod (Baltic Shipyard) and the ship was laid down on November 5, 2013. It was floated off on June 16, 2016.
The icebreaker parameters is as follows: length - 172.7 m (160.0 m waterline beam); breadth - 34.0 m (33.0 m waterline beam); height - 15.2 m (sides at midship), 54.0 m (maximum); engines - 2 nuclear reactors RITM-200 of 175 MW each. It is designed to break through 2.8 m thick flat ice at the speed of 1.5-2 knots (3.0 m max). It is biaxial icebreaker that it capable of breaking through thick ocean ice with a deep draft, and with a shallow draft, it can work in riverbeds.
The postage stamp provides image of nuclear-powered icebreakers Arktika against ice scenery and symbols of an atom.
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Printing method |
Format of the postal card |
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105 × 148 mm |
4 500 pcs. |