ICGVFreyja
 ICGVFreyjaduringNorthern Viking 2022
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Iceland | |
| Name | Freyja |
| Namesake | Freyja |
| Builder | SeKwang,South Korea |
| Launched | 29 April 2009 |
| Acquired | 2021 |
| In service | 2021– |
| Identification | IMO number:9455105 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 4,566GT |
| 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 |
ICGVFreyjais anoffshore patrol vesselof theIcelandic Coast Guard.[1]The ship is named afterFreyjafromNorse mythology[2]and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess.[3]Its homeport isSiglufjörðuron the north coast ofIceland.[4]
History[edit]
Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship namedE.R.Vittoriaand laterGH Endurance,[5]it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billionISK[6][7]to replace the 46-year oldICGVTýr.[3]It arrived for retrofit inRotterdamon 11 October and was formally delivered to the Coast Guard on 28 October the same year.[8]It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.[9]
In December 2021,Freyjarescued the stranded trawlerMasilikafter it ran aground onVatnsleysuströnd.[10]
References[edit]
- ^"Freyja er mjög öflugt varðskip".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). 23 September 2021.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^"Fimm tilboð bárust vegna útboðs á varðskipinu Freyju".Icelandic Coast Guard(in Icelandic). 20 May 2021.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^abKristín Sigurðardóttir (5 March 2021)."Nýtt varðskip verði fyrst til að bera nafn ásynju".RÚV(in Icelandic).Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^Andri Yrkill Valsson (28 October 2021)."Freyja komin í fánalitina og fer brátt til Siglufjarðar".RÚV(in Icelandic).Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^Sigtryggur Sigtryggsson (18 October 2021)."Freyja máluð í litum Gæslunnar".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic).Retrieved11 June2022.
- ^"Varðskipið Freyja verður gert út frá Siglufirði".Icelandic Coast Guard(in Icelandic). 21 September 2021.Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^Samúel Karl Ólason (21 September 2021)."Gera Freyju út frá Siglufirði".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved29 October2021.
- ^Samúel Karl Ólason (30 October 2021)."Undirbúa heimsiglinguna frá Rotterdam".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved30 October2021.
- ^Kristján Már Unnarsson (6 November 2021).""Að flagna er fararheill" sagði forsetinn um Freyju ".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 November2021.
- ^Haukur Holm (17 December 2021)."Fyrsta björgun Freyju." Stórkostlegt skip "".RÚV(in Icelandic).Retrieved17 December2021.