Atle (1974 icebreaker)
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Name: | Atle |
Operator: | Swedish Maritime Administration |
Builder: | Wärtsilä shipyard, Helsinki |
Launched: | mid-1974 |
Acquired: | 21 October 1974 |
Commissioned: | 1974 |
Homeport: | Luleå |
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: | 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h) maximum 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) service |
Bollard pull: | 190 tonnes |
Bunker capacity: | 2,200 m³ |
Endurance: | 6–8 weeks |
The Atle was the first Atle-class icebreaker to be delivered from the Wärtsilä 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
- Staffan Fischerström, Isbrytare
- Owners site (Swedish)