Dikson (icebreaker)

	Dikson in Arkhangelsk in July 2018
History
Russia
Name	Dikson (Диксон)
Namesake	Dikson
Owner	Murmansk Shipping Company (1983–1986); Northern Shipping Company (1986–2006); Rosmorport (2006–present);
Port of registry	Murmansk, Soviet Union (1983–1986); Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union (1986–1992); Arkhangelsk, Russia (1992–present);
Ordered	April 1980
Builder	Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard, Finland
Cost	FIM 400 million (1980; three ships)
Yard number	438
Laid down	6 January 1981
Launched	9 July 1982
Completed	17 March 1983
In service	1983–present
Identification	IMO number: 8009208; MMSI number: 273912100; Call sign: UHRL;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	5,342 GT; 1,603 NT; 2,281 DWT;
Displacement	6,583 t (6,479 long tons) (maximum)
Length	92.0 m (301.8 ft) (including towing notch); 88.5 m (290.4 ft) (hull); 78.5 m (257.5 ft) (dwl);
Beam	21.2 m (69.6 ft) (hull); 20.0 m (65.6 ft) (dwl);
Draught	6.8 m (22.3 ft) (maximum); 6.0 m (19.7 ft) (dwl);
Depth	10.5 m (34.4 ft)
Ice class	LL4
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 8R32 (4 × 2,390 kW)
Propulsion	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)

Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is a Russian icebreaker and the final vessel in a series of three subarctic icebreakers built at Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in Finland in 1982–1983. The vessel's sister ships are Mudyug (rebuilt in 1986) and Magadan.

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