Atle (1974 icebreaker)

History
Name: Atle
Operator: Swedish Maritime Administration
Builder: Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki
Launched: mid-1974
Acquired: 21 October 1974
Commissioned: 1974
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 Atle was 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.

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