Kontio (icebreaker)
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Kontio is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1987 as a replacement for the aging Karhu-class icebreakers, she and her sister ship Otso were the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bow propellers.
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Kontio assisting ships off Kemi, Finland, in February 2012. | |
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Name | Kontio |
Namesake | Finnish term for bear |
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Port of registry | Helsinki, Finland |
Ordered | December 1985 |
Builder | Wärtsilä Marine Helsinki Shipyard, Finland |
Yard number | 478 |
Launched | 1986 |
Completed | 29 January 1987 |
In service | 1987–present |
Identification | |
Status | In service |
General characteristics [2][3] | |
Type | Icebreaker |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 9,130 tons |
Length | 99 m (324 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 24.2 m (79 ft 5 in) |
Draft | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) (maximum) |
Installed power | 4 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V32 (4 × 5,460 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Crew | 20 |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing area |
Notes | Fitted with oil recovery equipment 2010–16 |
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In addition to icebreaker duties, Kontio was fitted for oil spill response by the European Maritime Safety Agency between 2010 and 2016.