ICGV Freyja

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]

ICGV Freyja during Northern Viking 2022
History
Iceland
NameFreyja
NamesakeFreyja
BuilderSeKwang, South Korea
Launched2010
Acquired2021
In service2021–
General characteristics
Class and typeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement3,920 t (4,321 st)
Length85,8m
Beam19,9m
Draught8,8m
Installed powerBergen Diesel ME, 2x6000 kW
Speed17 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried		2x Waterjet engine FRC
Complement18

History

Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship, it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK[5][6] 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.[7] It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.[8]

In December 2021, Freyja rescued the stranded trawler Masilik after it ran aground on Vatnsleysuströnd.[9]

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. 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. "Varðskipið Freyja verður gert út frá Siglufirði". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. Samúel Karl Ólason (21 September 2021). "Gera Freyju út frá Siglufirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  7. Samúel Karl Ólason (30 October 2021). "Undirbúa heimsiglinguna frá Rotterdam". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. Kristján Már Unnarsson (6 November 2021). "„Að flagna er fararheill" sagði forsetinn um Freyju". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. Haukur Holm (17 December 2021). "Fyrsta björgun Freyju. „Stórkostlegt skip"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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