Chilean icebreaker Almirante Óscar Viel
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Norman McLeod Rogers |
| Namesake | Norman McLeod Rogers |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Montreal |
| Launched | 25 May 1968 |
| In service | October 1969 |
| Out of service | 1993 |
| Fate | Sold to Chile in 1994 |
| Chile | |
| Name | Almirante Óscar Viel |
| Namesake | Oscar Viel Toro |
| Operator | Chilean Navy |
| Acquired | 20 December 1994 |
| Commissioned | 14 January 1995 |
| Decommissioned | 11 February 2019 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6822137 |
| Fate | Sunk as target |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Icebreaker and buoy tender |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 6,320 long tons (6,420 t) |
| Length | 294.9 ft (89.9 m) |
| Beam | 62.5 ft (19.1 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 55 |
| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck |
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Almirante Óscar Viel was an icebreaker in service with the Chilean Navy in 1995–2019. Originally built for the Canadian Coast Guard as CCGS Norman McLeod Rogers, named for former Canadian Member of Parliament and cabinet minister Norman McLeod Rogers (1894–1940), the vessel was acquired by Chile in 1994 and renamed after Counter Admiral Óscar Viel y Toro (1837–1892), the commander of the Chilean naval forces from 1881 to 1883 and 1891.