Oden (icebreaker)
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Icebreaker Oden |
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| Career (Sweden) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Oden |
| Owner: | Swedish Maritime Administration |
| Operator: | Swedish Maritime Administration |
| Builder: | Götaverken |
| Completed: | 1988 |
| Homeport: | Luleå |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage: | 9 438 GRT |
| Displacement: | 13 000 tonnes |
| Length: | 108.8 metres |
| Beam: | 31.0 metres |
| Draft: | 7.0 to 8.5 metres |
| Ice class: | 1A1 Icebreaker |
| Installed power: | 18.0 MW |
| Propulsion: | Diesel mechanical |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Range: | 30 000 nautical miles |
| Endurance: | 100 days |
| Capacity: | 80 passengers and crew |
The Oden is a large Swedish icebreaker, built in 1988 for the Swedish Maritime Administration.
The Oden has participated in scientific expeditions in the Canadian arctic archipelago.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ M.-L. Timmermans, Chris Garrett. "Evolution of the Deep Water in the Canadian Basin in the Arctic Ocean", Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28 October 2005. Retrieved on 2008-03-01. "Acknowledgments. Data used here were collected by the support teams of 1991–2002 Arctic expeditions aboard the Swedish polar class icebreaker Oden, and the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent."

