Fröja

During the ice winters at the end of the 1970s, the three ice-going Disa, Vesta and Ylva proved too small for the ever-increasing travel.A new ice-going vessel was therefore ordered at Djupviks Varv and the new construction was brought forward before the aluminum vessel Skarven, which had already been ordered at the yard.The new ship Fröja got an underwater hull that was a further development of the ice-going Ylva from 1951.Fröja is the Old Norse name for the goddess of love and had previously been worn by the 1951 Fröja.Fröja was the first modern island boat to have a saloon also on the upper deck in order to have as many seats as possible indoors for the winter traffic.The ship has a heavy ice-class steel hull that Falkenbergs Varv built as a subcontractor to Djupviks Varv.In 1993, an upgrade was carried out with new interior, roof over sun deck and new engines.In autumn 2012, the salons got new chairs.Fröja is 29.19 m long and 7.72 m wide.It can take a maximum of 382 passengers and has 200 seats in saloons.After an engine change in October 2014, Fröja is powered by two Volvo Penta D16 MH with a total of 1,100 hp (808 kW) which are connected to an adjustable propeller.The speed is 12.5 knots.