Inside the Russian nuclear icebreaker “Lenin”

Sep 05, 2010 0 Comments by

I came across this post over at the English Russia blog providing a great glimpse inside the nuclear icebreaker LENIN.  I love finding detailed photos of unique ships like this on the web, and figured I’d share this one here.

For a little history on the Lenin, it was the first nuclear powered surface ship and the first nuclear powered civilian vessel, officially completed in 1959.  After the conclusion of the Cold War, details emerged about several nuclear accidents that occurred on the ship, with one serious enough to require replacement of the ship’s reactors.   The ship is no longer active and sits decommissioned in Murmansk, apparently now open as a museum ship.

See the rest of the photos HERE.

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Nathan Menefee is an active duty Lieutenant serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed in the San Francisco Bay area. He also holds an Unlimited Third Mate's License, and possesses a QMED and Tankerman PIC endorsement. He is a 2002 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

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