|  Hylje in Turku | |
| History | |
|---|---|
|  Finland | |
| Name | Hylje | 
| Operator | Finnish Ministry of the Environment | 
| Builder | Oy Laivateollisuus Ab, Turku | 
| Launched | 1981 | 
| Refit | 1990-1991 | 
| Identification | |
| Status | In service | 
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Oil spill response vessel | 
| Tonnage | |
| 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]
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