ICGV Freyja
ICGV Freyja is an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard.[1] The ship is named after Freyja from Norse mythology[2] and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess.[3] Its homeport is Siglufjörður on the north coast of Iceland.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Freyja |
| Namesake | Freyja |
| Builder | SeKwang, South Korea |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Acquired | 2021 |
| In service | 2021– |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 3,920 t (4,321 st) |
| Length | 85,8m |
| Beam | 19,9m |
| Draught | 8,8m |
| Installed power | Bergen Diesel ME, 2x6000 kW |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2x Waterjet engine FRC |
| Complement | 18 |
Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship, it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK[5][6] to replace the 46-year old ICGV Týr.[3] It arrived for retrofit in Rotterdam on 11 October and was formally delivered to the Coast Guard on 28 October the same year.[7] It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.[8]
References
- "Freyja er mjög öflugt varðskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Fimm tilboð bárust vegna útboðs á varðskipinu Freyju". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Kristín Sigurðardóttir (5 March 2021). "Nýtt varðskip verði fyrst til að bera nafn ásynju". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Andri Yrkill Valsson (28 October 2021). "Freyja komin í fánalitina og fer brátt til Siglufjarðar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Varðskipið Freyja verður gert út frá Siglufirði". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Samúel Karl Ólason (21 September 2021). "Gera Freyju út frá Siglufirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- Samúel Karl Ólason (30 October 2021). "Undirbúa heimsiglinguna frá Rotterdam". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- Kristján Már Unnarsson (6 November 2021). "„Að flagna er fararheill" sagði forsetinn um Freyju". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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