Sisu (1938 icebreaker)
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Sisu was a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built in 1939 at Wärtsilä Hietalahti Shipyard in Helsinki, she was one of the world's first diesel-electric icebreakers. In addition to icebreaking duties, she served as a submarine tender for the Finnish Navy during the summer months until the end of the Continuation War.
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Finland | |
Name | Sisu |
Namesake | Sisu |
Owner | Finnish Board of Navigation |
Port of registry | Helsinki, Finland |
Builder | Wärtsilä Hietalahti Shipyard (Helsinki, Finland) |
Cost | FIM 39 million |
Yard number | 272 |
Laid down | March 1937 |
Launched | 24 September 1938 |
Sponsored by | Walborg Jokinen |
Christened | 24 August 1938[1] |
Completed | 12 March 1939[2] |
In service | 1939–1974 |
Identification |
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Fate | Handed over to the Finnish Navy in 1975 |
Finland | |
Name | Louhi |
Namesake | Louhi |
Owner | Finnish Navy |
In service | 1975–1986 |
Identification | Hull number: 90 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Icebreaker |
Displacement | 2,075 tonnes |
Length | 65.3 m (214 ft) |
Beam | 14.4 m (47 ft) |
Draught | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
Installed power | Three Atlas Polar diesel engines |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Crew |
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Armament | Armed during the war |
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In 1975, Sisu was handed over to the Finnish Navy and renamed Louhi. She was decommissioned in 1986 and sold for scrap.