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The lead patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin of Project 23550 was delivered to the Northern Fleet of Russia. The flag-raising ceremony on the ship took place at the Northern Fleet base in Severomorsk. The ships of Project 23550 were developed by JSC Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau and have no analogues in terms of the combination of technical characteristics. Three more ships of this type are currently under construction. The patrol icebreaker is capable of breaking through ice 1.7 meters thick. The ship can be used as a tugboat, icebreaker and combat ship, it can escort and tow detained ships and perform other tasks. The ship is armed, depending on the modification, with Igla or Verba MANPADS, a 76.2-mm AK-176MA artillery mount. Up to four 12.7-mm Kord machine guns and two 30-mm AK-630M artillery mounts can be installed. The ship can be equipped with Kalibr-K, Kalibr-NK, Onyx or Zircon missiles. It is possible to base a Ka-27 or Ka-226 helicopter, a UAV and two boats. The full displacement of the military icebreaker is 8.5 thousand tons, the speed is up to 18 knots (33.3 km/h), the endurance is 70 days, the cruising range is up to 12,000 miles. The crew is from 60 to 110 people.