Daily snapshot
Lenin nuclear icebreaker in Murmansk
The Lenin nuclear icebreaker is the world’s first nuclear-powered vessel. It was built at the Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad between 1956 and 1959 to serve the Northern Sea Route. It was commissioned on 3 December 1959. Over 30 years, the icebreaker covered 654,400 nautical miles. It was decommissioned in 1989. On 5 May 2009, the nuclear icebreaker came to a stop in the center of Murmansk, after which it soon became a calling card and one of the most visited tourist attractions in Murmansk Oblast.
