Eisvogel class icebreaker
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Hitzler Werft |
| In commission: | 1961- |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 560 tonnes |
| Length: | 38.85 m (127 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class: | 140 tonne Hitzler pitching device (for icebreaking) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Maybach MD655 diesel engines, generating 1,765 kW at 1400 rpm Single controlled-pitch propeller, 3 m diameter |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Armament: | None, a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun was temporarily installed |
The Type 721 Eisvogel class icebreakers is a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe. One of the icebreakers is still in service.
List of Ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Call sign |
Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate/Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1401 | Eisvogel | DRLG | 1961 | March 11, 1961 | Kiel | |
| A1402 | Eisbär | 1961 | November 1, 1961 | October 30, 1997 | Scrapped |
The ships are named after the European Kingfisher (Eisvogel) and Polar Bear (Eisbär), both names contain the German word for ice.
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