THORBJORN (A-553) class

 1 THORBJORN-class ICEBREAKER (AGB)

 Name         Pendant No.   Commissioned   Status

 THORBJORN    A-553         June 1981      Active

This icebreaker can also act as a tugboat. Hydrographic surveying, once a secondary mission, is no longer carried out by Danish icebreakers.

She is able to carry six small survey launches on the aft deck.

Active. She is assigned to Division 15, 1st Naval Squadron, and based at Frederikshavn.

 Svendborg Skibsvaerft, Svendborg, Denmark

 Displacement        2,382 tons full load
 Dimensions:
      length         221 ft 6 in (67.50 m) overall
      beam            50 ft 4 in (15.35 m)
      draft           15 ft 5 in ( 4.70 m) maximum
 Propulsion:         4 Burmeister & Wain type Alpha 16U28L-V0
                       diesels; 6,800 total bhp; 2 shafts
 Performance:
      speed          16.5 knots
      range          22,000 nm at 16 knots
 Manning:            22 total (7 off. + 15 enl.)
 Electronic Systems:
      radars         2 navigation

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