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Latvian icebreaking salvage tug
History
Latvia
NameForos
OwnerRigas Brīvostas Flote SIA
Port of registryGiurgiulești,  Moldova
BuilderOy Wärtsilä Ab Helsinki Shipyard, Finland
Yard number460
Launched29 April 1983
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeSalvage tug
Tonnage3,122 GT
Displacement934
Length71.6 m (235 ft)
Draught7.12 m (23 ft)
Depth9 m (30 ft)
Installed power5152 kW / 7000 HP DVS 64 H 40/46 OM 4
Speed15

Foros (formerly named Fobos from 1983 to 2014) is a Latvian icebreaking salvage tug. She was built at Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland, and delivered in 1983.

References

  1. (in Latvian) Ledlauzis "Foros"
  2. Icebreakers. Foros.
  3. "Fobos (8119089)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  4. IMO 8119089 shipspotting.com
Icebreakers of Latvia
Diesel-electric
Steam-powered
No longer in service


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