50 Let Pobedy

{{Short description|Russian Arktika-class icebreaker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = 50letPob pole.JPG | image_caption = }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = Russia | flag ={{shipboxflag|Soviet Union}} {{shipboxflag|Russia}} | name = ''50 Let Pobedy'' (''50 лет Победы'') | namesake = 50th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War | owner = Russian Federation | operator = FSUE Atomflot | registry = Murmansk, Russia<ref name=reg/> | route = | ordered = | awarded = | builder = Baltic Shipyard | original_cost = | yard_number = 705 | way_number = | laid_down = 4 October 1989 | launched = 29 December 1993 | christened = | completed = | acquired = | commissioned = 23 March 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polarpost.ru/articles/Ships/RU_USSR/50LETPOBEDY/ni_50_LET_POBEDY.html |title=Атомный ледокол "50 лет ПОБЕДЫ" |publisher=polarpost.ru |access-date=9 October 2017 |archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724013306/http://www.polarpost.ru/articles/Ships/RU_USSR/50LETPOBEDY/ni_50_LET_POBEDY.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | recommissioned = | decommissioned = | maiden_voyage = 2007 | in_service = | out_of_service = | homeport = | identification = *{{IMO Number|9152959}} *Call sign: UGYU | fate = | status = In active service | notes = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rosatomflot.ru/index.php?menuid=35&lang=en |title=Atomic Icebreakers Technical Data |publisher=rosatomflot.ru |access-date=9 October 2017 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010004454/http://www.rosatomflot.ru/index.php?menuid=35&lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | class = {{Sclass|Arktika|icebreaker}} | tonnage = *{{GT|23,439}} *{{DWT|3,505}} | displacement = 25,168 tons | length = {{convert|159.6|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}} | height = | draught = {{convert|11|m|ft|abbr=on}} | draft = | depth = {{convert|17.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} | ice_class = | power = * Two OK-900A nuclear reactors (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}171{{nbsp}}MW) * Two steam turbogenerators (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}27.6{{nbsp}}MW) | propulsion = * Nuclear-turbo-electric * Three shafts (3{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}18{{nbsp}}MW) | speed = {{convert|18.6|kn}} (maximum) | range = | endurance = 7.5 months | crew = 189 | aircraft = 1 × Mi-2, Mi-8 or Ka-27 helicopter | aircraft_facilities = Helipad and hangar for one helicopter | notes = }} }} thumb|''50 Let Pobedy'' on a Russian stamp

'''''50 Let Pobedy''''' ({{langx|ru|50 лет Победы}}; "'''50 Years of Victory'''", referring to the anniversary of victory of the Soviet Union in World War II) is a Russian {{Sclass|Arktika|icebreaker|0}} nuclear-powered icebreaker. The ship was laid down in the Soviet Union in 1989, and construction was halted by the Russian government in 1994 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Construction was restarted in 2003 and completed in 2007.

==History== Construction on project no. 10521 started on 4 October 1989, at the Baltic Works in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR. Originally the ship was named ''Ural''. Work was halted in 1994 for lack of funds, so that the actual fiftieth anniversary of Victory Day in 1995, after which she was named, found the ship in an abandoned state. Construction was restarted in 2003.

On 30 November 2004, a fire broke out on the ship. All workers aboard the vessel had to be evacuated while the fire crews battled the fire for some 20 hours before getting it under control; one worker was sent to the hospital.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

She was finally completed in the beginning of 2007, after the sixtieth anniversary. The icebreaker sailed into the Gulf of Finland for two weeks of sea trials on 1 February 2007. Upon completing sea trials, the icebreaker returned to St. Petersburg Baltic shipyard and started preparations for her maiden voyage to Murmansk. The new ship showed superior characteristics for an icebreaker, such as exceptional maneuverability{{dubious|date=June 2020}} and a top speed of {{convert|21.4|kn}}.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

She arrived at her homeport Murmansk on 11 April 2007.

The icebreaker is an upgrade of the ''Arktika'' class. The {{convert|159.60|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|30.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide vessel, with a displacement of 25,840 metric tons, is designed to break through ice up to {{convert|2.5|m|ft}} thick. She operates with a crew of 140.<ref name=reg>{{cite web|url=http://www.rs-head.spb.ru/en/regbook/file_shipa/jdbc/fleet/reg_book/controller_reg_book?index=895826&type=book1&language=eng|title=Russian Registry of Ships|access-date=22 September 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100905170059/http://www.rs-head.spb.ru/en/regbook/file_shipa/jdbc/fleet/reg_book/controller_reg_book?index=895826&type=book1&language=eng| archive-date=5 September 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sr.se/cgi-bin/euroarctic/amnessida.asp?programID=2460&Nyheter=0&grupp=2604&artikel=1219680 |title=A ship called 'Fifty years after the victory' |author=Anastasia Yakonuk |publisher=Sveriges Radio |date=26 February 2007 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201658/http://sr.se/cgi-bin/euroarctic/amnessida.asp?programID=2460&Nyheter=0&grupp=2604&artikel=1219680 |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aeroflot.ru/eng/service.asp?ob_no=4912&d_no=4914 |title=Titans of the Upper Latitudes |publisher=Aeroflot in-flight magazine |date=2006 |access-date=17 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621134229/http://aeroflot.ru/eng/service.asp?ob_no=4912&d_no=4914 |archive-date=21 June 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bellona.org/news/arctic/russian-nuclear-icebreakers-fleet/2006-03-russia-to-get-new-nuclear-powered-icebreaker-this-year|title=Russia to get new nuclear-powered icebreaker this year|publisher=Bellona.org|date=1 March 2006|access-date=2 February 2007|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108093508/https://bellona.org/news/arctic/russian-nuclear-icebreakers-fleet/2006-03-russia-to-get-new-nuclear-powered-icebreaker-this-year|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/our-fleet/50-years |title=Quark Expeditions fleet information |publisher=Quark Expeditions |date=17 March 2008 |access-date=25 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618012352/http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/our-fleet/50-years |archive-date=18 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''50 Let Pobedy'' is also an experimental project; for the first time in the history of Russian icebreakers the design incorporated a spoon-shaped bow. As predicted by the ship's designers, such a shape increases the efficiency of the ship's efforts in breaking ice. The icebreaker was equipped in 2007 with a new digital automated control system.{{cn|date=January 2025}} The biological shielding complex{{clarify|what is this|date=January 2025}} was heavily modernized and re-certified by the State Commission. A new ecological compartment was created.

The ship has an athletic/exercise facility, a swimming pool, a library, a restaurant, a massage facility, and a music salon at the crew's disposal.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

On 26 January 2025, ''50 Let Pobedy'' collided with the dry bulk cargo ship ''Yamal Krechet'' while transiting the Kara Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker sustained plating damage in Kara Sea |url=https://tass.com/defense/1905427 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=TASS}}</ref> The collision resulted in damage to the port side edge plating in a section of the bow of the ship. However, the damage did not affect the operational capability of the ship, nor compromise the security of the ships nuclear reactor.{{cn|date=January 2025}} No crew were injured.

==Arctic tourism== Since 1989 the nuclear-powered icebreakers have also been used for tourist purposes carrying passengers to the North Pole. Each participant pays up to US$45,000 for a cruise lasting two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/departure/vic20180613|title=ARC-NTH-14D2018: 2018-06-13|website=www.quarkexpeditions.com|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708103748/https://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/departure/vic20180613|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Fiftieth Anniversary of Victory'' contains an accommodation deck customised for tourists.

Quark Expeditions chartered ''50 Let Pobedy'' (which they refer to as ''50 Years of Victory'') for expeditions to the North Pole in 2008. The ship carried 128 guests in 64 cabins in five categories.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

As of February 2013, Quark Expeditions as well as international polar cruise company Poseidon Expeditions were both offering North Pole cruises on 50 Let Pobedy.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Pole |url=http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/arctic-expeditions/north-pole-cruise-ultimate-arctic-adventure/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224064351/http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/arctic-expeditions/north-pole-cruise-ultimate-arctic-adventure/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 December 2010 |access-date=5 September 2015 |work=Quark Expeditions }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://poseidonexpeditions.com/ships/50-years-of-victory/ |title=I/b 50 Years of Victory |work=Poseidon Expeditions |access-date=5 September 2015 |archive-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322184501/http://poseidonexpeditions.com/ships/50-years-of-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 30 July 2013 ''50 Let Pobedy'' reached the North Pole for the 100th time in the history of icebreaker navigation during one of Poseidon Expeditions cruises.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://poseidonexpeditions.com/blog/?p=403 |title=100th achievement of the North Pole |work=Poseidon Expeditions |date=31 July 2013 |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111125522/http://poseidonexpeditions.com/blog/?p=403 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2013, the vessel carried the Olympic Flame to the North Pole, in the runup to the 2014 Winter Olympics<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=20665 |title=Den olympiske ild kom forbi Nordpolen |work=Maritime Denmark |date=27 October 2013 |language=da |access-date=29 October 2013 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101212424/http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=20665 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2017, the vessel set a new record for transit time to the North Pole, making the journey from Murmansk to the Pole in 79 hours, arriving at 02:33 AM on 17 August 2017.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

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==External links== * [http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/our-ships/50-years-of-victory 50 Years of Victory Ship Details] from [http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/ Quark Expeditions] with detailed deck plans * [http://poseidonexpeditions.com/ships/50-years-of-victory/ Page dedicated to 50 Years of Victory] on a website of [http://poseidonexpeditions.com Poseidon Expeditions ] containing numerous photos, description, deckplan and panoramas of cabins. * {{YouTube|7Eqj9kLkLi8|Video Of The Voyage To The North Pole}} * {{YouTube|bKaVhXn49xY|75 000 h.p. The Biggest Nuclear Icebreaker \\ 75 000 л.с. Атомный Ледокол Ямал}} * {{cite news |url= https://www.welt.de/welt_print/regionales/hamburg/article8997877/So-malerisch-ist-der-Nordpol.html |title=So malerisch ist der Nordpol |newspaper=Die Welt |location=Hamburg |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=5 September 2015 |language=de}} * [https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9152959 Current location] on satellite tracking website [https://vesselfinder.com vesselfinder.com.] * [https://twitter.com/siberian_times/status/1362036315810717701?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Video of ''50 Let Pebedy''] escorting LNG carrier ''Christophe de Margerie'' from China to the north Russian port of Sabetta on the Northern Sea Route. Sovcomflot video via ''The Siberian Times'', 17 February 2021.

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