Vessel Ownership

Vessel name:    Oden     

Vessel nationality:    Sweden     

Vessel owner:    Svenskt Isbrytarkonsortium KB, Stockholm, Sweden     

Vessel operator:    Swedish Maritime Administration     

Vessel web page:    http://www.sjofartsverket.se/tabla-a-eng/htm/a141/odeneng.htm 

Vessel Activities and Operating Areas

Vessel's main activity:    Icebreaking and research     

Vessel operating areas:    Arctic waters     

Primary Logistics Provider

Organization:    Swedish Maritime Administration     

Address:    Swedish Maritime Administration

Icebreaking Department

SE-601 78 Norrkoping Sweden     

Telephone:    +46(0)11 191210      

Fax:    Fax: +46(0)11 103100     

E-mail:    opc@sjofartsverket

Primary Management Agency

Organization:    Same as above.     

Scheduling Process

Online schedule or cruise information:    The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has information online regarding planned uses of Oden:

http://www.polar.se/english/expeditions/index.html     

Vessel Characteristics

Vessel type:    Icebreaker Polar     

Vessel length in meters:    107.8    

Vessel length in feet:    354    

Beam (Breadth) in meters:    31    

Beam in feet:    102    

Freeboard (deck to water) in meters:    12    

Freeboard (deck to water) in feet:    39.4    

Draft in meters:    8.5    

Draft in feet:    28    

Displacement GRT:    9.438    

Year built:    1988

Vessel Performance and Capabilities

Cruising speed (knots, open water):    16    

Range in nautical miles:    30000    

Endurance (days):    0    

Icebreaking capability:    1.9 meters (6.2 feet) level ice at 3