ICGV Freyja during Northern Viking 2022
History
Iceland
NameFreyja
NamesakeFreyja
BuilderSeKwang, South Korea
Launched29 April 2009
Acquired2021
In service2021–
IdentificationIMO number: 9455105
General characteristics
Class and typeOffshore patrol vessel
Tonnage4,566 GT
Length85,8m
Beam19,9m
Draught8,8m
Installed powerBergen Diesel ME, 2x6000 kW
Speed17 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried		2x Waterjet engine FRC
Complement18

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]

History

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

  1. ^ "Freyja er mjög öflugt varðskip". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Fimm tilboð bárust vegna útboðs á varðskipinu Freyju". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Kristín Sigurðardóttir (5 March 2021). "Nýtt varðskip verði fyrst til að bera nafn ásynju". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (28 October 2021). "Freyja komin í fánalitina og fer brátt til Siglufjarðar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ Sigtryggur Sigtryggsson (18 October 2021). "Freyja máluð í litum Gæslunnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Varðskipið Freyja verður gert út frá Siglufirði". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  7. ^ Samúel Karl Ólason (21 September 2021). "Gera Freyju út frá Siglufirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ Samúel Karl Ólason (30 October 2021). "Undirbúa heimsiglinguna frá Rotterdam". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ Kristján Már Unnarsson (6 November 2021). ""Að flagna er fararheill" sagði forsetinn um Freyju". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. ^ Haukur Holm (17 December 2021). "Fyrsta björgun Freyju. "Stórkostlegt skip"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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