Kontio (icebreaker)

Kontio assisting ships off Kemi, Finland, in February 2012.
History
Finland
NameKontio
NamesakeFinnish term for bear
Owner
  • Finnish Maritime Administration (1987–2004)
  • Finstaship (2004–2010)
  • Arctia Icebreaking (2010–)
Port of registryHelsinki,  Finland
OrderedDecember 1985
BuilderWärtsilä Marine Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Yard number478
Launched1986
Completed29 January 1987
In service1987–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Tonnage
  • 7,066 GT
  • 2,120 NT
Displacement9,130 tons
Length99 m (324 ft 10 in)
Beam24.2 m (79 ft 5 in)
Draft8 m (26 ft 3 in) (maximum)
Installed power4 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V32 (4 × 5,460 kW)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) in 0.8 m (31 in) level ice
Crew20
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing area
NotesFitted with oil recovery equipment 2010–16

Kontio is a Finnish state-owned icebreaker. Built by Wärtsilä Helsinki shipyard in 1987 as a replacement for the aging Karhu-class icebreakers, she and her sister ship Otso were the first Finnish post-war icebreaker to be built without bow propellers.

In addition to icebreaker duties, Kontio was fitted for oil spill response by the European Maritime Safety Agency between 2010 and 2016.

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