Ymer (1976 icebreaker)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ymer |
| Namesake: | Ymir |
| Operator: | Swedish Maritime Administration |
| Builder: | Wärtsilä shipyard, Helsinki |
| Launched: | 3 September 1976 |
| Acquired: | 25 October 1977 |
| Commissioned: | 1977 |
| Homeport: | Luleå |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Atle-class icebreaker |
| Displacement: | 9,500 t (9,350 long tons) |
| Length: | 104.7 m (343 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 23.8 m (78 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 7.3–8.3 m (24–27 ft) |
| Installed power: | 18.6 MW (24,900 hp) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric |
| Speed: | 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) maximum 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) service |
| Bollard pull: | 185 tonnes |
| Bunker capacity: | 2,259 m³ |
| Endurance: | 6–8 weeks |
| Ice breaking capacity: | 1.2 m level ice at 3 knots |
Ymer is the fifth and last icebreaker in the Atle-class. She was launched in late 1976, and on 25 October 1977 she was delivered to the Swedish Navy and departed the Aker Finnyards bound for Stockholm, where she arrived on 3 November.
The Icebreaker Ymer alongside oil jetty in northern Sweden.