50 Let Pobedy (Russian: 50 лет Победы; "50 Years of Victory", referring to the anniversary of victory of the Soviet Union in World War II) is a Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker, in service 1993–2004, 2007–2025.

3 days ago · 50 Let Pobedy is one of six first-generation Arktika-class icebreakers designed in the closing days of the Soviet Union. She was launched in 1993, but lay incomplete for 10 years during Russia's ...

1 day ago · Built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, the 50 Let Pobedy is 485.2 feet long, and 98.1 feet wide. Capable of 20.8 knots in open water, the nuclear icebreaker is one of six first-generation ...

2 days ago · These are the sailing paths of the 50 Let Pobedy and the Yamal Krechet at the time of the collision as the vessels were sailing into the Ob Bay from the Kara Sea. Screenshot from goradar.ru The icebreaker has Murmansk as homeport, but can operate independently for months at a time during the icy navigation season along the Northern Sea Route.

3 days ago · The 50 Let Pobedy is the newest of the older Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreakers. Construction of the vessel started in the late Soviet era (1989), but she was not commissioned before 2007. The icebreaker has Murmansk as homeport, but can operate independently for months at a time during the icy navigation season along …

1 day ago · The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) sustained major hull damage after it collided with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea on January 26, 2025. The vessel was maintaining winter shipping lanes and escorting a cargo ship along the Northern Sea Route. It sustained a large gash on its port bow.

This is a story of a beautiful and industrious giant icebreaker "50 Let Pobedy" ("50 Years of Victory"). We had a chance to see every single detail of the ship with our own eyes. The story of building of the ship is large, as well as the story of its work.

One of the Russian icebreaker cruise ships, 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) is the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ever built. The vessel's name celebrates the 50th anniversary of the USSR's victory in the WWII.

Twenty years in the making, 50 Years of Victory is the first Arktika-class icebreaker to have a spoon-shaped bow, capable of breaking through ice up to 2.5 meters (9.2 feet) thick! This is one of the world’s largest, most-powerful nuclear icebreaker.

Mar 28, 2022 · The 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) is Russia's most recent Icebreaker ship. Named after the fiftieth anniversary of the surrender of Germany in World War II, it is powered by 2 nuclear reactors, each capable of providing one hundred and seventy megawatts of power.