Arctic Class Icebreaker

Owner and Manager: Swedish Maritime Administration, Norrköping, Sweden
Builder: Götaverken, Arendal, Sweden
Delivered: 1988 
 
Oden is one of seven icebreakers operated by the Swedish Maritime Administration. Icebreaker ODEN is designed for escort ice-breaking and for Arctic research operations. ODEN is very flexible and can carry scientific equipment, container labs, frozen storage, containers, deep drilling equipment for geological purposes, etc.

Main Characteristics

Length over all: 107.8 m
Beam over reamers: 29.4 m
Beam extreme: 31.0 m
Beam midships: 25.0 m
Depth to upper deck: 12.0 m
Draft operation: 7.0 - 8.5 m
Displacement: 11.000 - 13.000 tonnes
Grt: 9.438
Classification: DNV 1A1 Icebreaker POLAR - 20 E0, Hel DK, CRANE, NAUT-B  

Capacities

Heavy fuel oil: 3380 m3
Diesel oil: 990 m3
Lubricating oil: 100 m3
Fresh water: 310 m3
Ballast water incl. heeling tanks: 3650 m3
Fresh water generator: 20 m3/day
Provision: 80 people in 100 days, can be increased by containers on deck

Performance

Icebreaking capability: 1.9 m level ice at 3 knots
Turning radius in 0.8 m ice: 1 ship length
Speed in open water: 16 knots
Endurance: 30.000 nautical miles in open sea at 13 knots or 100 days 

Machinery

Propulsion: 4 medium speed 8-cylinder diesel engines, Sulzer ZAL4OS, 2 dual input singel output reduction gears, 2 CP propellers in nozzles, LIPS
Total power: 18.0 MW (24.500 hp)
Electric power plant: 4 medium speed 6-cylinder diesel engines
Jet thruster/hull wash system: Sulzer AT25H
Heeling system: one emergency diesel
Total power: 5.4 MW
Capacity: 2 centrifugal pumps, Scanpump 9.000/11.000 m3/h each, 2 pair of tanks, working volume 800 m3, 2 propeller pumps, JW Berg, capacity: 45.000 m3/h each  

Deck Equipment

Towing winch: 150 tonnes towing pull break holding 300 tonnes, Pusnes
A-frame: 15 tonnes
Crane on after deck: 10 tonnes at radius 10 m, 1.7 tonnes at radius 32 m, Hydralift
Skylift on fore deck: hook load 1.5 tonnes in basket, 0.3 tonnes at 18.7 m, Hydralift
CONTAINER CAPACITY: 40 TEU, containers can be connected to ship's system, such as electricity, communication, water, sewage etc.
BERTHS ONBOARD:
Crew: 15
Available: 65
Total: 80  

Accomodation

CABINS: All cabins are of excellent standard.
4 cabins type A on 2nd and 3rd deck
12 cabins type B on 2nd and 3rd deck
12 cabins type C on 1st deck
1 owners cabin on 4th deck
1 spare cabin on 4th deck
3 spare cabins on 5th deck 

ACCOMMODATION:
1 messroom for 65-80 people
2 dayrooms
1 library
1 conference room with a small galley
2 saunas with showers and relaxing rooms
1 gymnasium
1 hospital with surgery and dispensary
2 laundries
1 radio room (remote controlled from the bridge)
1 main galley
1 elevator for 3 people
 
NAUTICAL EQUIPMENT:
3 x-band, Sperry Rascar
1 S-band, Sperry Rascar
Integrated navigation system with workstations
GPS - compass
AECDIS, Adveto
GPS
DGPS/Glonass
Decca
LoranC
Director finder
VHF director finder
GPS log
SAL log
Echosounder, Simrad
Deep sea echosounder, Atlas Deso
2 gyro compass systems, Sperry Mk 37
Autopilot, Steermaster 2000
 
COMMUNICATION:
GMDSS certified acc SOLAS A4
1 LF/MF/HF transceivers
1 DSC LF/MF/HF
1 Satellite, InmarsatB
3 VHF marine band
1 DSC VHF
1 VHF aviation band
10 portable VHFs
1 Weather chart telefax
1 receiver for radarsat images about the ice situation
 
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION:
Telephone system
Emergency telephone system
Intercom system
Paging system
Broadcast videosystem
Cassette radio in each cabin
 
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT:
2 fully covered lifeboats for 43 people each, 6 inflatable liferafts for 75 people, 2 immersion suits for each person, one in the cabin, one in the working area 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
A study of the ice-breaker ODEN in polar operations

Research programme and information about expeditions can be ordered from:
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Box 50005
SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46(0)8-6739600  Fax: +46(0)8-152057
Email: office@polar.se
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat

CONTACT OPERATOR
Swedish Maritime Administration
Ship Management
SE-601 78 Norrköping Sweden
Tel: +46(0)11 191211
+46(0)11 191006
Fax: +46(0)11 122960
Email: rederi@sjofartsverket.se