Sisu (1976 icebreaker)

History
Sisu (left) with her sister Urho
Finland
Name:	Sisu
Owner:	Artica Icebreaking, Espoo, Finland
Builder:	Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard
Completed:	1976
Status:	in active service, as of 2016
General characteristics
Class & type:	Atle-class icebreaker
Displacement:	9.660 tonnes
Length:	105 m (344 ft)
Beam:	24 m (79 ft)
Draught:	7.7 m (25 ft)
Installed power:	5 × Wärtsilä-Pielstick 12PC2-5V-400
Crew:	21

Sisu (Callsign OHMW) is a Finnish icebreaker of the Atle class built in 1976 in Helsinki.

Her sister, Urho, is nearly identical. Sisu has accommodations fitted with classrooms for maritime students. Urho's accommodations are reserved for public relations uses.

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Icebreakers of Finland

Diesel-electric:	Sisu^† Voima Karhu^† Murtaja^† Sampo^† Tarmo^† Hanse^† Varma^† Apu^† Urho Sisu Otso Kontio Fennica Nordica Botnica^† Polaris (under construction)

Steam-powered:	Murtaja^† Sampo^† Apu^† Tarmo^† Wäinämöinen^† Ilmarinen^† Voima^† Jääkarhu^† Suursaari^†

^† No longer in service in Finland

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