On April 25, 2013 the Estonia post issued a postage stamp devoted to
the 50 anniversary of the current ice breaker “Tarmo” belonging to fleet of the
Republic of Estonia. The issue is printed in mini sheet of 20 values.
Print: offset Designer:
Roman Matkiewicz Quantity issued: 60 000 copies Perforation: 14 : 13¾ Printing House: AS Vaba
Maa
The icebreaker Tarmo was built at the Wärtsilä shipyard in
Helsinki in 1963. The Republic of Estonia bought the ship in 1993 and she has
now successfully operated under the Estonian flag for 20 years, ensuring safe
entry for ships to ports and to sea lanes. The full displacement of the Tarmo
is 1,585 tons, its length 84 and its beam 22 metres; its maximum
speed is 14 knots. As the Tarmo will be 50 years old this year, AS Tallinn
Sadam decided in 2012 to buy from the Finnish Arctia shipyard the 1998-built MSV
Botnica, which has already arrived in Estonia and from now on two icebreakers,
the Tarmo and the Botnica, will ensure maritime traffic in the Gulf of Finland.
