ICGV Þór (1951)
ICGV Þór was an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The third coast guard ship to bear the name, she was the flagship of the fleet and served in all three Cod Wars conflicts between Iceland and the United Kingdom.
Þór in Reykjavík harbour in 1983 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Iceland | |
| Name | Þór |
| Namesake | Thor |
| Ordered | 8 November 1948 |
| Commissioned | 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 1983 |
| Out of service | 1985 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5359743 |
| Fate | Sold in 1985, scrapped 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 960 t |
| Length | 62.8 m (206 ft) |
| Beam | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
| Height | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 27 |
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