– Icebreaker, armed merchant, mobile nuke plant: Russia decides to retire iconic Arctic ship (PHOTOS):
The Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet operator has decided to retire the iconic Sovetsky Soyuz (Soviet Union), the fourth Arktika-class ship, instead of overhauling it. The retirement of the colossus comes as Russia switches to state-of-the-art successors.
…
H/t reader squodgy.
* * *
PayPal: Donate in USD
PayPal: Donate in EUR
PayPal: Donate in GBP
And here’s the first of the new class….SIBERIA.
Perhaps Russia has heard of the Grand Solar Minimum.
https://www.rt.com/business/404227-russia-worlds-biggest-icebreaker/