Name Týr Commissioned 1975 Construction started 10 October 1974 Length 71 m | Laid down 10 October 1974 Status Active in service Launched 15 March 1975 Draft 5.8 m | |
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Builder Aarhus Flydedok, Denmark Class and type Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel | ||
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ICGV Týr is an Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel and the flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard, built by Aarhus Flydedok, in Denmark.
Týr is the second biggest ship in the Icelandic Coast Guard and participated in the last Cod War. On December 28, 1975, Týr rammed the HMS Andromeda, which was escorting two fishing trawlers at the time. In May 1976 she survived being rammed twice by HMS Falmouth, which led Captain Guðmundur Kjærnested to give the order to man the guns against the much more powerful warship to deter further rammings.
Týr was originally armed with a manually loaded 57 mm M1898 Hotchkiss cannon which was replaced in 1990 with the current Bofors 40 mm cannon. In 1994 a large crane was added on the starboard side of the flight deck and in 1997 the flight deck was extended. In 2001, the ship was sent to Poland for modification and received a second rudder. In 2006 she was sent to Poland again for replacement of her bridge and other renovations.
The Icelandic Coast Guard fleet takes part in Frontex operations, and in that role the Týr played a major part in the rescue of over 300 Syrian refugees in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in January 2015. On 11 June 2015, Týr was rammed and damaged by Kruzenshtern at Reykjavík.