Polaris (icebreaker)

	Polaris on full-scale ice trials in the Gulf of Bothnia on 24 March 2017
History
Finland
Name	Polaris
Namesake	Polaris
Owner	Finnish Transport Agency (initial owner); Arctia Icebreaking (after delivery);
Port of registry	Helsinki, Finland
Ordered	14 February 2014
Builder	Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Cost	€125 million
Yard number	510
Laid down	4 March 2015
Launched	3 January 2016
Sponsored by	Paula Risikko
Completed	28 September 2016
Identification	IMO number: 9734161; Call sign: OJQT; MMSI number: 230661000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	9,333 GT
Displacement	10,961 t (10,788 long tons)
Length	110 m (360 ft)
Beam	24 m (79 ft)
Draft	8 m (26 ft) (design); 9 m (30 ft) (max);
Ice class	Polar Class 4 Icebreaker(+)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä 9L34DF (2 × 4,500 kW); 2 × Wärtsilä 12V34DF (2 × 6,000 kW); 1 × Wärtsilä 8L20DF (1,408 kW);
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; three ABB Azipod units; 1 × 6 MW (bow); 2 × 6.5 MW (stern);
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (open water); 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph) in 1.8 m (6 ft) ice;
Endurance	10 days on LNG; 20 days on marine diesel oil;
Crew	16

Polaris is a Finnish icebreaker. Built in 2016 by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, she is the most powerful icebreaker ever to fly the Finnish flag and the first icebreaker in the world to feature dual-fuel engines capable of using both low-sulfur marine diesel oil (LSMDO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Polaris was initially ordered by the Finnish Transport Agency, but the ownership was transferred to the state-owned icebreaker operator Arctia after delivery.

History
Polaris on full-scale ice trials in the Gulf of Bothnia on 24 March 2017
Finland
Name	Polaris
Namesake	Polaris
Owner	Finnish Transport Agency (initial owner) Arctia Icebreaking (after delivery)
Port of registry	Helsinki, Finland
Ordered	14 February 2014
Builder	Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Cost	€125 million
Yard number	510
Laid down	4 March 2015
Launched	3 January 2016
Sponsored by	Paula Risikko
Completed	28 September 2016
Identification	IMO number: 9734161 Call sign: OJQT MMSI number: 230661000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Icebreaker
Tonnage	9,333 GT
Displacement	10,961 t (10,788 long tons)
Length	110 m (360 ft)
Beam	24 m (79 ft)
Draft	8 m (26 ft) (design) 9 m (30 ft) (max)
Ice class	Polar Class 4 Icebreaker(+)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä 9L34DF (2 × 4,500 kW) 2 × Wärtsilä 12V34DF (2 × 6,000 kW) 1 × Wärtsilä 8L20DF (1,408 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; three ABB Azipod units 1 × 6 MW (bow) 2 × 6.5 MW (stern)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (open water) 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph) in 1.8 m (6 ft) ice
Endurance	10 days on LNG 20 days on marine diesel oil
Crew	16