Varma (icebreaker)
Varma is a Latvian icebreaker.[1] She was built at the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland and delivered to the Finnish National Board of Navigation in 1968. The vessel was transferred to Latvia in 1994.[2][3]
![]() Varma in the Freeport of Riga. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Varma |
| Namesake: | Finnish for "certain", "sure", "confident". |
| Owner: | Rigas Brīvostas Flote SIA |
| Builder: | Oy Wärtsilä Ab Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland |
| Yard number: | 387 |
| Launched: | 1968 |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage: | 4,271 GT |
| Length: | 86.5 m (284 ft) |
| Draught: | 21.2 m (70 ft) |
| Depth: | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Installed power: | 10165 KW / 4 x 3440.8 13763.2 hp / Wärtsilä-Sulzer 8MH51 - diesels |
| Speed: | 18 |
References
- Icebreakers. Varma.
- "Varma (6814245)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- IMO 6814245 shipspotting.com
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