Russia Unveils World's Biggest Nuclear Icebreaker

Russia has floated out the hull for what will soon be the world¿s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker.

The Arktika is set to become the most powerful twin-reactor icebreaker, and will join the Rosatomflot fleet to help maintain national defences and navigate the Arctic

The ship was launched in a gala ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg on Thursday, and is the leading ship in Russia’s Project 22220.

It’s been nearly three years since the Arktika’s keel was laid in November 2013, providing the structural support for the hull.

Russia’s enormous icebreaker is 586 feet long and more than 100 feet wide

It will be able to break ice up to 10 feet thick, and 13 feet deep.

The Arktika will be equipped with two water distillers, each able to process 70 tonnes of water, and will displace 33,540 metric tons.