Beautiful video of a big fella

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 06/12/2019 at 13:02 • Filed to: Ships, #SHIPLOPNIK, icebraker, ice breakers

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functionoverfashion > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/12/2019 at 13:18

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Snuze: Needs another Swede > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/12/2019 at 13:38

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Ice breakers are interesting ships. Like most, t he Yamal has a double hull with the outer layer being almost 2" thick where it contacts the ice. The space between the outer and inner hull is a ballast tank. I assume the incompressible nature of water allows it to essentally connect the inner and outer hulls so it acts like a much thicker hull.

I know on US breakers they use several high speed pumps to move water between ballast tanks. They can rapidly move water fore/aft and arthwartships to “rock” the vessel free should it become stuck or beached on particularly thick ice. I assume Yamal can do the same.

Curiously, i t’s also got 2x 171 MW reactors that require cold seawater injection temperatures to maintain reactor plant temperatures , meaning it can’t operating in the tropics. 

facw > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/12/2019 at 14:04

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The US is getting ready to stop sucking in this regard:

Behold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy Icebreaker

Snuze: Needs another Swede > facw 06/12/2019 at 14:15

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At one point I was on a design team that was going to compete against this one . But I have to say, that looks like a good ship.

Darkbrador > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/12/2019 at 14:53

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Ain’t nobody cutting their tongue off in this movie ?

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/12/2019 at 18:50

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Lettering on side:

Russ- Atomflot

bubblestheturtle > facw 06/13/2019 at 20:48

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‘bout damn time! We can’t let the Rooskies get too far ahead with the icebreaker gap!