Atle (1974 icebreaker)
Appearance
Icebreaker Atle in action, 2003
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History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Atle |
Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration |
Builder | Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki |
Launched | mid-1974 |
Acquired | 21 October 1974 |
Commissioned | 1974 |
Homeport | Luleå |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Atle-class icebreaker |
Displacement | 9,500 t (9,350 long tons) |
Length | 104.6 m (343 ft 2 in) o/a |
Beam | 23.8 m (78 ft 1 in) |
Draft | 7.3–8.3 m (24–27 ft) |
Installed power | 16.2 MW (21,700 hp) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric |
Speed |
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Bollard pull | 190 tonnes |
Bunker capacity | 2,200 m3 |
Endurance | 6–8 weeks |
Atle is the first Atle-class icebreaker to be delivered from the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard. After sea trials in mid-1974 she was delivered on 21 October. She was then crewed by personnel from the Swedish Navy and on 24 October she set sail for Stockholm.
References
[edit]- Staffan Fischerström, Isbrytare
- Owners site (in Swedish)