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SAMPO icebreaker

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:23 pm

Built as an icebreaker under yard no 368 by Sandvikens Skeppsdocka, Helsingfors (Helsinki) for the Finish Board of Navigation in Helsinki.
09 February 1960 launched as SAMPO (2). One of the Karhu-Class.
Tonnage 2,730 grt, 3,587 dwt, dim. 75.68 x 17.40 x 7m. (draught, length bpp. 69.1m.
Powered by four diesel engines, 8.800 hp, twin shafts, speed 16 knots
Can break solid ice with a thickness 80 – 120 cm.
1960 Completed. IMO No 5308938.

The SAMPO has a long and distinguished service record. The massive vessel, which was completed in 1961, was built to operate in extreme arctic conditions. In the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia it kept lanes free for shipping for nearly 30 years. Its predecessor of the same name (1898–1960) was the first icebreaker in Europe with a propeller in the bow and stern. The SAMPO (2) is now used for tourist cruises. Capacity for 150 passengers and 9 crew.

The town of Kemi bought SAMPO from the National Board of Navigation in the year 1987. The price of the vessel was 19 pennies per kilogram i.e. 1 million Finnish Mark (about 167 000 €). Just by making a purchase decision SAMPO got the Finnish Tourist Boards reward of Best Tourism Product of the year 1987.

SAMPO in tourism
During the late winter, 1988 SAMPO started its career among tourism. SAMPO made its first cruise 14.4.1988 with foreign and domestic media. In the year 1989 SAMPO had 1000 passengers and year 1994 the record was 6000 passengers. While doing tourist cruises SAMPO also kept lanes free for shipping in the northern Gulf of Bothnia.
The home port of SAMPO is Ajos in Kemi. During the summertime, SAMPO stays in its home port but during the wintertime, it makes tourist cruises in the Gulf of Bothnia. During the cruise, tourists have a chance to go down from the icebreaker and float in the sea dressed with rescue suites. They can also participate in the guided ship tour and to get to know the icebreaker from the engine room to the bridge. SAMPO can take 150 passengers at a time. Yearly SAMPO takes about 10000 tourists to the cruises, and totally there have been passengers from over 50 countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMPO_(1960_icebreaker)
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