Sovetskiy Soyuz (icebreaker) explained

Sovetskiy Soyuz (Russian: Советский Союз|p=sɐˈvʲetskʲɪj sɐˈjus|a=Ru-Советский Союз.ogg; literally: Soviet Union) is the fourth Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker operated by FSUE Atomflot. The ship, which is named after the Soviet Union, was built by Baltic Shipyard in Leningrad and entered service in 1990.^[1] She was decommissioned in 2014.

In January 2016, it was reported that the icebreaker will be converted into a command ship.^{[2] [3]} However, this was later retracted and the nuclear-powered icebreaker is now slated for scrapping.

Notes and References

1. http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/20529/ Ледокольный флот России (часть 1)
2. http://arctic.ru/infrastructure/20160128/278326.html Old Russian icebreaker to become floating command center
3. http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201601281232-eta2.htm Атомный ледокол «Советский Союз» может стать командным пунктом МО РФ