Tor and Atle
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:39 pm

The Tor was built in 1964 at the Wartsila shipyard, Abo, and has a gross tonnage of 4,209 Her dimension, are: length 277ft 2 in., beam 71 ft. 8 in., draft 20 ft. 4 in., depth 31 It 2 in. Diesel. electric powered, she has four oil engines, of the 2-stroke single-acting type, each having eight cylinders, 510 mm. dia„ by 550mm. stroke, developing 13,820 b.h.p, driving four generators, each of 2400 kW, 800 volts, d.c. These are connected to four electric motors of 3,000 s.h.p. She is fitted with four propellers, two forward, and two aft.
The Atle is Sweden's most modern icebreaker, having been delivered this sear by 0/Y Wartsila A/B, at Helsinki. Her length is 343 ft. 2 in. beam 78 ft 1 in.; draft 27ft. in.and depth 39 ft. 9 in. Five vee oil engines, four-stroke, single-acting, each having 12 cylinders 400 x 460 mm., develop 39,000 b.h.p., and drive five generators connected to four electric motors, each of 5,500 s.h.p., geared to the screw shafts. There are two forward Propellers; and two aft.SG825