Sampo (1960 icebreaker)

Sampo at port of Kemi in 2017
History
Finland
NameSampo
OperatorKemi Tourism Ltd.
BuilderOy Wärtsilä Ab Hietalahti shipyard
Launched9 February 1960
Completed1961
HomeportKemi, Finland
Identification
Nickname(s)Sampo Arctic Icebreaker
StatusActive
General characteristics
Typeicebreaker
Displacement3,542 tonnes
Length75.68 m (248.3 ft)
Beam17.40 m (57.1 ft)
Height14 m (46 ft)
Draught7 m (23 ft)
Decks7
Ice class1A Super
Installed power8 main generators with total capacity of 6,000 kW
Propulsion4 engines, two screws
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph);
  • 6–8 kn (11–15 km/h; 7–9 mph) in 50 cm (20 in) ice
Capacity180
Complement9
NotesIcebreaking capability 80–120 cm (31–47 in) solid ice

Sampo is a Finnish icebreaker built in 1960 in Helsinki and now stationed in Kemi.


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