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Monday 30 March 2015

Argentinean icebreaker AGB Almirante Irizar 1978-





With thanks to Lazer_one, see also his weblog LAZER_ONE

Argentina-flagged, homeport Buenos Aires, IMO 7533628, callsign LOAI, penant Q 5
Gross tonnage 10.065 tons, net tonnage 3.250 tons, summer deadweight 4.600 tons, displacement 14.899 tons  and as dimensions 121,3 x 25.2 x 9,5 metres or 398 x 83 x 31 feet. Speed 3 (in 1 meter thock ice)-16,5 (maximum) knots. Her crew numbers 245 men. Her building was ordered by the navy in 1975, launched at the shipyard STX Finland Helsinki, shipyard. Helsinki, Finland in February 1978 and commissioned in December 1978. Owned and managed by the Argentinean Government, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the moment [2015] under repair at the Tandanor shipyard, Buenos Aires.