MS Nordlys departing Molde, 2008
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History | |
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Name | Nordlys[1] |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | Tromsø, Norway[2] |
Route | Bergen–Kirkenes |
Builder | Volkswerft GmbH, Stralsund, Germany[2] |
Yard number | 102[2] |
Laid down | 16 October 1992[2] |
Launched | 13 August 1993[2] |
Christened | 22 March 1994 |
Acquired | 16 March 1994 |
Maiden voyage | 22 March 1994 |
In service | 4 April 1994 |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Passenger/Car ferry |
Classification | Det Norske Veritas |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam |
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Height | 29,7 m (97 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
Depth | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
Ice class | 1C |
Main engines | 2 × MaK 6M552C (2 × 4,500 kW)[3] |
Auxiliary generators | 2 × BMV KRG-8 Two shaft generators |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[3] |
Capacity |
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Crew | 55[4] |
MS Nordlys is a Norwegian-registered cruise ship operated by Hurtigruten. She was built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. She has two sister ships, Kong Harald and Richard With which also sail for Hurtigruten. The ship caught fire in September 2011 while sailing off Ålesund, Norway.
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