Eisvogel (1955 icebreaker)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Austria | |
| Name | Eisvogel |
| Owner | Port of Vienna |
| In service | 1955 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Tonnage | 80 tons |
| Length | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion | 382 kW (520 PS) engines |
Icebreaker Eisvogel (English: Kingfisher) is an icebreaker employed by the Port of Vienna, Austria. Eisvogel clears ice in all three of Vienna's harbors. She is employed when the ice becomes a few centimetres in thickness. In 1985 she cleared ice that was 60 centimetres (24 in) thick.
In ice-free months the vessel is employed for official tours.
The German Navy built a 560-ton icebreaker, also named Eisvogel, which was sold off and is operated as a tugboat out of the port of Trieste.