History | |
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Sweden | |
Name | Frej |
Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration |
Builder | Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard, Finland |
Launched | late 1974 |
Acquired | 30 September 1975 |
Commissioned | 1975 |
Homeport | Luleå |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
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 |
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Bollard pull | 190 tonnes |
Bunker capacity | 2,200 m3 |
Endurance | 6–8 weeks |
Class and type | none |
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