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The Eisvogel-class icebreakers (Type 721) was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe.
 Eisvogel laid up in Wilhelmshaven
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hitzler Werft |
| Operators |  German Navy |
| In commission | 1961–2006 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 560 tonnes |
| Length | 38.85 m (127 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 16 civilians |
| Sensors and processing systems | Navigation radar only |
| Armament | Fitted for one Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun |
| Notes | 140 tonne Hitzler pitching device (for icebreaking) |
The Eisvogel was in service for the Naval Base Command Kiel and sold to private owners after decommissioning. Since 2010 she is operated as a civil tugboat in Trieste.[2]
The Eisbär was based along the German North Sea coast. After decommissioning she was laid up in Wilhelmshaven later sold to the Netherlands.
List of Ships
edit| Pennant number |
Name | Call sign |
Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate/Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 1401 | Eisvogel | April 28, 1960 | March 11, 1961 | March 3, 2006 | Sold to Italy | |
| A 1402 | Eisbär | June 9, 1969 | November 1, 1961 | October 30, 1997 | Sold to the Netherlands |
The ships are named after the European kingfisher (Eisvogel) and polar bear (Eisbär), both names contain the German word for ice.
See also
edit- Icebreaker Eisvogel—an unrelated vessel
- Eisvogel (1942 icebreaker)
References
edit- ^ Class Cert.
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"Ship of the day: Eisvogel". 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
The Eisvogel (IMO: 8736198, Port of Registry: Trieste) is a 1961 built icebreaker of 35 meters long, almost 10 meters wide. She was built for the German navy by Hitzler Werft, Germany and is propelled by two Maybach MD 655 engines delivering a total output of 1765 kW at 1400 rpm which gives the vessel a 20 tons bollard pull and a maximum speed of 14 knots. Nowadays the vessel is operated as a standard tug by Lucatelli Towing & Salvage, Trieste, Italy.
Further reading
edit- Gerhard Koop/Siegfried Breyer: Die Schiffe, Fahrzeuge und Flugzeuge der deutschen Marine von 1956 bis heute, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-7637-5950-6 (German)