 In 1955, "Litke" set a world record by reaching 83°11', or only from the North Pole "with normal propulsion and steering" and safely returning to her home port ("Fram" went even further, to 86°14' – but was completely trapped in ice and unable to turn back).The 1955 expedition was also notable for locating the deepest known point of the Arctic Ocean, named the Littke Depression (), and drilling geological samples from the ocean floor.After a long career, "Litke" was towed to the Murmansk scrapyard in August 1958 and broken up in 1960.