Ymer (icebreaker)
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| Icebreaker Ymer | |
| 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: | 104.6 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 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.
File:Ymer alongside.jpg
The Icebreaker Ymer alongside oil jetty in northern Sweden.
References
- Staffan Fischerström, Isbrytare
- Owners site (Swedish)
See also
- Newspaper article about Ymer (Swedish)
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