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]
 ICGV Freyja during Northern 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 | 4,566 GT |
| 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 |
History edit
Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship named E.R.Vittoria and later GH Endurance,[5] it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK[6][7] 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.[8] It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.[9]
In December 2021, Freyja rescued the stranded trawler Masilik after it ran aground on Vatnsleysuströnd.[10]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Sigtryggur Sigtryggsson (18 October 2021). "Freyja máluð í litum Gæslunnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Haukur Holm (17 December 2021). "Fyrsta björgun Freyju. "Stórkostlegt skip"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2021.