Photo of Ivan Papanin, first ship of the class.
27 November 2019 was laid down first serial (second in construction) patrol icebreaker Nikolai Zubov of project 23550. Intended for patrolling in all climatic zones, including tropical and arctic waters, it, having displacement of 9000 tonnes, has autonomy of 70 days, range of around 10k miles and ability to break trough ice of up to 1.7 meters thick. Armament consist of A-190 100mm universal artillery system, Club-K container launch system for Kalibr family cruise missiles, plus carried armament. Additionally carry Ka-27 helicopter, two project 03160 patrol boats and one project 23321 hovercraft.
Project 03160 "Raptor" patrol boat
Project 23321 "Manul" hovercraft
