Finnish pollution control vessel Hylje

History
Hylje in Turku
Finland
Name	Hylje
Operator	Finnish Ministry of the Environment
Builder	Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku
Launched	1981
Refit	1990-1991
Identification	IMO number: 8006804 Call sign: OIMG MMSI number: 230353000^[1]
Status	In service
General characteristics ^[2]
Type	Oil spill response vessel
Tonnage	726 GT 984 DWT^[1]
Displacement	1,400 tonnes
Length	54 m (177 ft 2 in)
Beam	12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
Draught	3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Ice class	1A
Propulsion	2 × 753 kW (1,010 hp)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	18

Hylje (799) is a combined pollution cleanup ship and vehicle transport ship built in 1981 and refitted in 1990–1991. She is operated by a civilian crew from the Ministry of the Environment, but is under Finnish Navy control. The vessel can act as a landing ship and logistic support vessel. The vessel has a capacity to carry 100 tons of deck cargo and its bow ramp can unload vehicles up to 42 tons. The vessel is equipped with oil and oil-slurry collection tanks with a total capacity of 1,410 cubic metres (50,000 cu ft). The vessel can be operated in light ice. Hylje is equipped with a 6-ton crane.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "HYLJE". shipspotting.com. 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Öljyntorjunta-alus Hylje". puolustusvoimat.fi. 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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Auxiliaries

Command launches	Syöksy class Träskö class Askeri
Landing craft	G class Uisko class Jurmo class Jehu class
Transport ships	Kampela 3 Valas class
School ships	Kajava Heikki class Fabian Wrede class
Other	Hylje Halli Louhi