The contract for its construction was signed in April 2018
ST. PETERSBURG, June 23. /TASS/. JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" will transfer the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" to the customer in 2022. This was announced to TASS during the International Naval Salon (MVMS-2021) by the general director of the enterprise Alexander Buzakov.
"In 2022, it is planned to transfer the ice - resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" to the customer, " he said.
Buzakov recalled that the contract for its construction was signed in April 2018. The ship was laid down on April 10, 2019. The construction is being carried out as part of the implementation of the state program for the socio-economic development of the Arctic region of the Russian Federation.
The North Pole has the functionality of a research center and is designed for year-round expeditions in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean. The vessel will be able to conduct geological, acoustic, geophysical and oceanographic studies, move in the ice without the involvement of an icebreaker, and also take on board Mi-8AMT (Mi-17) helicopters.
The platform will provide comfortable and safe working and living conditions for the crew and scientific personnel at the polar station at temperatures up to minus 50 and humidity of 85%.
