"Helge Ax:son Johnsson"
Type of vessel: Rescue ship.
Built: 1958 at Elvestad Mek. Verkstad, Norway, rebuilt 1987 at Djupviks varv Sweden. Material: Steel, wheel house in aluminium, hull rebuilt for ice going.
Length: 17,10 meters
Breadth: 5,20 meters
Draft: 2,6 meters
Tonnage: 44 GRT 13 NRT
Displacement: 81 metric tons
Main engine: Volvo TAMD 121 D, 367 bhp, Twin-Disc 514 C, 4,13:1, ice breaking propeller, Twin-Disc power take out for the hydraulics to capstan and windlass on main engine. Engine, gear, shaft, propeller etc. abt. 1.000 running hours. New Halon fire fighting, new heater.
Cruising speed: 9 knots on 30 litres per hour/1.500 rpm. Max. 10 knots.
Bunkers: Fuel - 5,2 tons Fresh water - 4,4 tons Waste - 1.500 litres (grey water) Ballast - 4 tons in four tanks
Auxiliary engine: 2-cyl. Petter diesel, 9 hp, 3,5 kVA/220 V generator, 24 V/ 5 kW generator, fire- and bilge pumps. Transformer 24 V DC-220 V AC.
Equipment: Furuno FR 240MD radar, Furuno 24 nm daylight radar, Robertson autopilot, Koden CVS 103 colour echosounder, Tenfjord steering, Simrad Taiyo ADDF TD-L1520 VHF-direction finder, Sailor RT2048 och RT144C VHF:s, Sailor T128 och R105 SSB-radios, Robertson RS 5800 navigator, Raytheon Nav 298 GPS-navigator.
General arrangement: In the deckhouse are, except from the wheel house, navigation room and toilet room. Under deck are one double cabin, two single cabins, shower, mess room and a galley with fridge, freezer, stove, micro wave owen and sink. Aft of the engine room is a large stores room which can be rebuilt to a extra double cabin. There is a small fore peak for ropes and paint. The vessel was bought by the Swedish Rescue Company from the Norwegian Rescue Company in 1987 and over SEK 1.000.000 has been invested in the vessel since then. The vessel is still in service as a rescue ship.
Position: Bergkvara, 350 km south of Stockholm, Sweden.