Author(s)

P. Lohi

Abstract

Multipurpose icebreakers for the Finnish National Board of Navigation P. Lohi Finnyards Ltd, P.O. Box 139, SF- 26101 Rauma, Finland ABSTRACT Finnyards LTD has delivered the first multipurpose icebreaker and is building another for the Finnish National Board of Navigation. The first vessel, MSV FENNICA was delivered in March 1993 and the second one, MSV NOR- DICA will be delivered in January 1994. The multipurpose icebreakers are of a completely new type of vessels. The hull form combines successfully the functions and requirements of two completely different vessel types: an icebreaker and an ocean going offshore vessel with good sea keeping properties. The vessels are used as icebreakers on the Baltic Sea in wintertime and for summer/autumn seasons they are chartered to the Norwegian Ugland Offshore AS company to be used on the North Sea for cable and pipe laying as well as for many other offshore operations. To guarantee the vessels' superior manoeuvring properties bot

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