ICGV Ægir

	Ægir
History
Iceland
Name	Ægir
Builder	Aalborg Vaerft, Denmark
Laid down	May 1967
Launched	1967
Commissioned	1968
Decommissioned	2020
Stricken	2022
Identification	IMO number: 6821585; MMSI number: 251002000; Callsign: TFTA;
Status	Sold in August 2022.
General characteristics
Class and type	Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,146 t (1,128 long tons) standard; 1,500 t (1,500 long tons) full load;
Length	69.8 m (229 ft 0 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN 8L 40/54 diesel engines; 2 × shafts, 9,800 kW (13,200 hp);
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range	9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	19
Sensors and ; processing systems	Sperry surface search radar E/F-band
Armament	1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in)/L70 gun
Aircraft carried	One helicopter (Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma)
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck and hangar

ICGV Ægir is a former offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Built by Aalborg Værft, in Denmark, she is the lead ship of the Ægir class and has one sister ship of an improved design, ICGV Týr. The ship entered service in 1968 and participated in the two last Cod Wars against the United Kingdom. Ægir primarily conducted patrols, search and rescue, fishery inspections, general law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone. In 2020, the patrol vessel was taken out of service and sold two years later.

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