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Ymer (1976 icebreaker)

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Icebreaker Ymer
History
Sweden
NameYmer
NamesakeYmir
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration
BuilderWärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Launched3 September 1976
Acquired25 October 1977
Commissioned1977
HomeportLuleå
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement9,500 t (9,350 long tons)
Length104.7 m (343 ft 6 in) o/a
Beam23.8 m (78 ft 1 in)
Draft7.3–8.3 m (24–27 ft)
Installed power18.6 MW (24,900 hp)
PropulsionDiesel-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 Template:Sclass-. She was launched in late 1976, and on 25 October 1977 she was delivered to the Swedish Navy and departed the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard bound for Stockholm, where she arrived on 3 November.

The Icebreaker Ymer alongside oil jetty in northern Sweden.

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