Eisvogel-class icebreaker
# Eisvogel-class icebreaker

The Eisvogel class icebreakers (Type 721) was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe.

The Eisvogel was in service for the Naval Base Command Kiel and sold to private owners after decommissioning. Since 2010 she is operated as a civil tugboat in Trieste.

The Eisbär was based along the German North Sea coast. After decommissioning she was laid up in Wilhelmshaven later sold to the Netherlands.

## List of Ships

| Pennant number | Name | Call sign | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate/Base |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A 1401 | Eisvogel | | April 28, 1960 | March 11, 1961 | March 3, 2006 | Sold to Italy |
| A 1402 | Eisbär | | June 9, 1969 | November 1, 1961 | October 30, 1997 | Sold to the Netherlands |

The ships are named after the European kingfisher (Eisvogel) and polar bear (Eisbär), both names contain the German word for ice.

