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ODEN icebreaker

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:24 pm

Sweden issued in 1989 a mint sheet with 6 stamps of which two depict ships, the VEGA (Nordenskiold) see index for her details, and the modern icebreaker ODEN.

By the Swedish Post is given by this issues:

Swedish polar research has a long tradition.
The Royal Academy of Sciences plays a key role in supporting most of the Swedish research in this field.
Svalbard, Greenland, and the ice-covered polar sea have traditionally been explored. In the south, the research has been concentrated on the Antarctic with its continental ice-sheet and bare mountains tops, and on the fauna in the sub-Antarctic archipelago.

Some famous expeditions are: A.E. Nordenskiöld’s “Vega” expedition 1878-1879 when he navigated the Northwest Passage, O. Nordenskjöld’s “Antarctic” expedition 1901-1903, and the “Ymer” expedition to the Arctic in 1980. In March 1989 the largest Swedish Antarctic expedition ever returned after four months of climate and environment studies.

Built as an icebreaker under yard No 953 by Götaverken Arendal AB, Göteborg for the Swedish Maritime Administration.
February 1987 ordered.
19 October 1987 keel laid down.
25 August 1988 launched as ODEN, christened by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf. She was named after the sea god Odin.
Tonnage 9,438 grt, 2,831 net, 4,906 dwt. Dim. 107.42 x 25.00 x 12.00m., Draught 8.47m.
Powered by four Zgoda Sulzer 8ZAL40S diesels, 18,000 kW., twin controllable pitch propellers, speed 16 knots.
Accommodation for 23 crew and 57 persons.
Ice strengthened. One crane of 10 tons.
08 January 1989 delivered to owners, homeport Norköping, Sweden.

Managed by Svenskt Isbrytarkonsortium KB, Stockholm, first crewed by Swedish Navy personal.
She was built to keep during the winter months an open passage for cargo ships through the Baltic.
She was later modified as a research vessel and a helicopter deck fitted on.
From 01 August 1991 until 14 October 1991 she made an Arctic Expedition.
07 September 1991 she was the first conventional ship that reached the North Pole.
July 1996 till September 1996 she made another Arctic voyage.
01 August 2001 management transferred to B&N Hornet AB, Stockholm.
27 January 2004 sold to Sjöfartsverket, Norrköping.
01 May 2005 management transferred to OSM Ship Management AB, Goteborg.
01 June 2008 management transferred to Icebreaker Management AB Transatlantic Rederi AB, Skahamn, Sweden.
21 June 2008 sailed from Longyearbyen, Svalbard with onboard the Crown PrincessVictoria of Sweden, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway for a six-day polar research trip.
30 November 2008 till April 2009 chartered by US National Science Foundation (NSF) for an expedition to the Antarctic, and breaking the ice at McMurdo Sound, Antarctic.
30 November 2008 till April 2009 chartered by NSF for a voyage to the Antarctic
2010 till 2011 made another voyage to McMurdo Sound under the charter of the NSF.
ODEN Antarctic Expedition 2010
ODEN was in Antarctica between 4 December 2010 and 20 January 2011. The expedition investigated the ice, biology, oceanography, and biogeochemistry of the Amundsen Sea Polynya. There was a controversy that ODEN was not assisting the shipping in Swedish waters, which had problems in the unusually cold winter. The Swedish government decided to keep ODEN at home for the season 2011-2012 which turned out to be unusually mild.

Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021
In August and September 2021 ODEN conducted a major Arctic cruise to study the status and change of the Arctic ecosystem. The cruise concluded on 20 September 2021 when ODEN arrived at the southern Swedish port of Helsingborg.

Other
ODEN has participated in numerous scientific expeditions in the Canadian arctic archipelago.[11] In 2016 ODEN accompanied CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent on an undersea mapping expedition to the Canadian Arctic.
2022 In active service.


2022 In-service owned by the Swedish Government and managed by Transatlantic Rederi AB, Skarhamn, Sweden. Tonnage gave as 9,605 grt. IMO No 8700876.

Sweden 1989 3k30 sg1465, scott1751
Mozambique 2013 16.00 MT sg?, Scott?
Sierra Leone 2016 LE6000 sg?, scott?
Togo 2021 3300F sg?, Scott?

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oden_(icebreaker) Germanischer Lloyd. Various other websites.
http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/oden _1989.htm
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