First surface ship to reach the North Pole

First surface ship to reach the North Pole
Who
NS Arktika
What
First
Where
Russian Federation
When
17 August 1977
The Soviet (now Russian) nuclear-powered icebreaker NS Arktika measured 150 m long, with a beam of 30 m and a maximum displacement of 23,460 tonnes. She began sea trials on 3 November 1974 and operated until 2008. She was capable of breaking through sea ice up to 5 m thick and, on 17 August 1977, became the first ship in history to reach the geographic North Pole.