Atle (1974 icebreaker)

Icebreaker Atle in action, 2003
History
Sweden
Name	Atle
Operator	Swedish Maritime Administration
Builder	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki
Launched	mid-1974
Acquired	21 October 1974
Commissioned	1974
Homeport	Luleå
Identification	IMO number: 7347627 MMSI number: 265067000 Callsign: SBPR
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	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

Atle is the first Atle-class icebreaker to be delivered from the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard. After sea trials in mid-1974 she was delivered on 21 October. She was then crewed by personnel from the Swedish Navy and on 24 October she set sail for Stockholm.

References[]

• Staffan Fischerström, Isbrytare
• Owners site^{[permanent dead link]} (in Swedish)

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