ICGV Þór (2009)

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ICGV Þór arriving at the port of Reykjavík on 27 October 2011
History
Iceland
NameÞór
NamesakeThor
Ordered2006
BuilderASMAR, Talcahuano, Chile
Laid down2008
Launched29 April 2009
Commissioned23 September 2011
In service2011–
Identification
General characteristics
Class and typeRolls-Royce Marine AS "UT 512 L" type offshore patrol vessel
Tonnage4,049 GT
Length93.80 m (307.7 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
Height30 m (98 ft)
Draught5.80 m (19.0 ft)
Installed power2 × 4,500 kW
Rolls-Royce
Bergen diesel
Propulsion
  • 2 × 450 kW bow
    tunnel thrusters
    and one in the aft
  • 883 kW retractable azimuth thruster
Speed20.1 knots (37.2 km/h; 23.1 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 MOB boats
Complement48
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × S-band radar, 2 × X-band radar
  • Synthetic aperture sonar
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter in-flight refuelling capabilities (HIFR).
NotesBollard pull: 120 t (132.3 st)

ICGV Þór (Thor) is an UT 512L type

EEZ patrol, fishery inspection and search and rescue support. The ship is named after the Norse god Thor
.

Origins

The origins of the ship date back to 4 March 2005, in a proposal drafted by then-

police or customs authorities, and for all types of rescue and salvage work. The bollard pull of the vessel was to take account of the greatly increased volume of passenger and cargo shipping in Iceland's economic zone and coastal waters.[2]

Construction

Bids for the construction of the ship were open to application and submission at the State Trading Centre. After processing through the STC, the bids were to be submitted dually to the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs and the ICG. 15 bids were received from 12 countries.[

Minister of Finance, and Georg Kr. Lárusson, Director of the ICG,[4] and Carlos Fanta de la Vega, Rear Admiral of the Chilean Navy and Director of the ASMAR Naval Shipyard.[5] Construction commenced on 16 October 2007. The ship was launched on 29 April 2009 at a ceremony in the ASMAR Naval Shipyard in Talcahuano. The then-unnamed vessel received the official name Þór, or Thor, after the god Thor.[2]

Design

ICGV Þór's design is concurrent with that of the

oil skimmers.[8]

2010 tsunami incident

Cdr. s.g. Sigurður Steinar Ketilsson, Captain; Director of the Icelandic Coast Guard, R.Adm. Georg Kr. Lárusson; President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson; and former Minister of the Interior, Ögmundur Jónasson; welcomes Þór to Reykjavík.

In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, forming an immense tsunami that left a deadly wake along the Chilean coastline. It was feared that ICGV Þór would have been damaged beyond repair in the disaster, as the shipyard itself was known to have incurred massive damage. Despite the odds, the ship had sustained minimal damage. After being placed in dry dock for minor repairs, the vessel was delivered, albeit more than a year late.[2]

Delivery

After being fully repaired following the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami, ICGV Þór was delivered to ICG authorities and personnel at the ASMAR shipyard on 23 September 2011.[2] The ship then embarked on the voyage to Reykjavík harbour, and was slated to arrive in late October of the same year. After making stops in cities such as Halifax, Nova Scotia, the ship finally arrived in Reykjavík on 27 October 2011.[9] The vessel maintains a complement (number of personnel on board the ship) of 48.[2]

On 11 June 2015, Þór was rammed and damaged by Kruzenshtern at Reykjavík.[10]

Gallery

  • Arrival in Reykjavík
    Arrival in Reykjavík
  • Side view of the vessel
    Side view of the vessel
  • The vessel's Bridge
    The vessel's Bridge
  • Bow of the vessel
    Bow
    of the vessel
  • Another view of the vessel
    Another view of the vessel
  • The vessel's arrival in Reykjavík
    The vessel's arrival in Reykjavík
  • Ship arriving in Reykjavík
    Ship arriving in Reykjavík
  • Another side view of the vessel
    Another side view of the vessel

References

  1. ^ "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" [Bill regarding the Cabinet of Iceland.] (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f The Coastguard Vessel ÞÓR (PDF). Icelandic Coast Guard. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  3. ^ Barbieri, Thomas (July–September 2012). "ICGV Þór: The flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard" (PDF). Lamor News Reel. Lamor. pp. 12–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ^ "Speaker Information: Rear Admiral Georg Kr. Lárusson". Arctic Patrol and Reconnaissance. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Carlos Fanta De La Vega". Armada de Chile. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Thor Offshore Patrol Vessel, Iceland". The Global Offshore Patrol Vessels Market 2011-2021. Naval-technology.com (Report). 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. ^ "Feathering Propeller North America". Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  8. ^ IGCV R multipurpose vessel (PDF). Icelandic Coast Guard. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  9. ^ "ICGV Þór". Man Overboard Recovery Systems. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  10. ^ Elliott, Alëx (12 June 2015). "Russian Ship Hits and Damages Icelandic Coastguard Vessels". icelandreview. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

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