Sampo (icebreaker)
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 Sampo at dock |
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| Career (Finland) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sampo |
| Operator: | SampoTours |
| Completed: | 1961 |
| Homeport: | Kemi, Finland |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | icebreaker |
| Displacement: | 3,542 tonnes |
| Length: | 75.68 metres (248.3 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.40 metres (57.1 ft) |
| Height: | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Draught: | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
| Installed power: | 8 main generators with total capacity of 6000 kW |
| Propulsion: | 4 engines, two screws |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) 6–8 knots in 50 cm ice |
| Complement: | 9 |
| Notes: | Icebreaking capability 80-120 cm solid ice |
Sampo is a Finnish icebreaker built in 1960 in Helsinki and now stationed in Kemi. The Sampo has a long and distinguished service record. The massive vessel, which was completed in 1961, was built to operate in extreme arctic conditions. In the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia it kept lanes free for shipping for nearly 30 years. Its predecessor of the same name (1898-1960) was the first icebreaker in Europe with a propeller in the bow and stern. The ship is now used for tourist cruises
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