ICGV Freyja

ICGV Freyja is an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard.^[1] The ship is named after Freyja from Norse mythology^[2] and is the first Coast Guard vessel to bear the name of a goddess.^[3] Its homeport is Siglufjörður on the north coast of Iceland.^[4]

ICGV Freyja during Northern Viking 2022
History
Iceland
Name	Freyja
Namesake	Freyja
Builder	SeKwang, South Korea
Launched	29 April 2009
Acquired	2021
In service	2021–
Identification	IMO number: 9455105
General characteristics
Class & type	Offshore patrol vessel
Tonnage	4,566 GT
Length	85,8m
Beam	19,9m
Draught	8,8m
Installed power	Bergen Diesel ME, 2x6000 kW
Speed	17 knots
Boats & landing craft carried	2x Waterjet engine FRC
Complement	18

History

Formerly an offshore oil industry service ship named E.R.Vittoria and later GH Endurance,^[5] it was bought from United Offshore Support GmbH in September 2021 for 1.7 billion ISK^[6][7] to replace the 46-year old ICGV Týr.^[3] It arrived for retrofit in Rotterdam on 11 October and was formally delivered to the Coast Guard on 28 October the same year.^[8] It arrived at Siglufjörður on 6 November.^[9] It was initially delivered with a faulty coat of paint from its shipyard, but this was rectified in 2022.^[10]

In December 2021, Freyja rescued the stranded trawler Masilik after it ran aground on Vatnsleysuströnd.^[11]