Atle-class icebreaker

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Icebreaker Atle
Class overview
BuildersWärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Operators
In commission1974–
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Displacement9,500 t (9,350 long tons)
Length104.6 m (343 ft 2 in) o/a
Beam23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)
Draft7.3–8.3 m (24–27 ft)
Installed power16.2 MW (21,700 hp)
Propulsion
Diesel-electric
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (maximum)
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (service)
Bollard pull: 190 tonnes
Bunker capacity: 2,200 m³
Endurance: 6–8 weeks

The Atle class comprises five icebreakers built for the

Finnish Transport Agency
. The two Finnish ships, Urho and Sisu, are sometimes considered a separate class, but all are operationally identical.

The ships were built by

VIP
transport.

Ships

  • Atle
    , Sweden, commissioned 1974
  • Urho, Finland, commissioned 1975
  • Frej, Sweden, commissioned 1975
  • Sisu, Finland, commissioned 1976
  • Ymer
    , Sweden, commissioned 1977

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