Thor (ship, 2011)
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The coast guard ship Thor (isl. Þór ) has been the flagship of the Icelandic coast guard since 2011 , which with its dimensions and a pulling force of around 120 tons clearly exceeds the other patrol boats in the country, the Aegir and Tyr , and is therefore currently the largest ship in the fleet .
Building history
The Icelandic government made the decision to build the ship on March 4, 2005. The exact definition of the requirements was then finalized at the end of 2005. The contract was put out to tender on January 12, 2006. The Chilean ASMAR shipyard was awarded the contract on September 20, 2006. Construction began on October 16, 2007, and the ship was launched on April 29, 2009. The ship was in Baptized under the name Thor based on the god of thunder in Norse mythology .
On February 27, 2011, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Chilean coast, followed by a tsunami . The ASMAR shipyard was very badly damaged. The Thor survived both forces of nature well, but her completion was delayed by a year due to the damage to the shipyard. The ship was handed over on September 29, 2011 and finally put into service on October 27, 2011 in Reykjavík as part of a solemn ceremony in the presence of Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and Minister of the Interior Ögmundur Jónasson .
Predecessors of the same name
The Landhelgisgæslan operation in the past, ships named Thor : The first Thor existed from 1920, the second in 1930, the third ship of the same name from 1,951th
Technical details
The crew of the Thor consists of 18 men and women, whereby up to 30 additional people can be taken on board, or rescue equipment can be carried for this number. Here, however, the mentioned 18 men are only intended as a fuselage crew. With the machines supplied by Rolls-Royce , the ship reaches a speed of up to 19.5 knots and a towing force of up to 120 tons.
For its area of application, especially search and rescue tasks, the ship has devices for fire fighting and equipment for use in oil spills. The fire extinguishing equipment of level FiFi 1 includes two extinguishing monitors above the cargo deck. A system for supplying a helicopter in flight by air refueling is also installed in the rear of the ship. In addition to this there is also a cargo deck of almost 300 m² in the stern area, which is designed for a load of up to 2 tons / m² and has a crane.
Since the ship is used in sub-arctic and partly arctic waters around Iceland, the Thor has a hull classified according to ice class 1B , which means that it can operate up to an ice thickness of 0.6 m.
In 2012, the ship was equipped with a 40 mm on-board cannon from Bofors to carry out sovereign and police duties .
photos
The arrival of Thor in Reykjavík on October 27, 2011
Captain Sigurður Steinar Ketilson in front of his large, all-glass bridge
Detail: the bow suitable for ramming, under the plastic bumper protection the coat of arms of the coast guard
Detail: in the middle the powerful MacGregor ship crane; on the right one of the two Norsafe Magnum 750 lifeboats and assault boats
The ship's officers greet the Icelandic President and the Interior Minister, whose portfolio includes the Coast Guard; Before: 3 of the 6 containers with 25-person Viking life rafts
View of the stern area of the Thor; the 300 m² cargo deck has a load capacity of 2 tons / m²
Web links
- Coast Guard side over the Thor
- PDF document with a detailed technical description in Icelandic language
- Rík ástæða til að fagna komu Þórs (Ministry of the Interior)
- New Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel Thor (Þór)
Footnotes
- ↑ Thor has arrived in Iceland , Iceland Review Online, October 27, 2011.
- ↑ The Coastguard Vessel Þór (PDF; 2.1 MB) , Icelanding Coast Guard.
- ^ Chilean naval base rocked by earthquake , Jane's Military Weekly.
- ↑ Upplýsingar um varðskipið ÞÓR ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Landhelgisgæslan Íslands.
- ↑ Fréttablaðið , October 29, 2011, p. 40, Glæsilegt gæsluskip
- ↑ http://www.lhg.is/media/skip/thor/VS_THOR_OneSheet_web.pdf
- ↑ IGCV Þór, Multi Purpose Vessel (PDF; 962 kB)
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ [1] , the Thor on October 27, 2011 still unarmed
- ↑ [2] , which Thor now armed on July 23, 2012
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