Cruise ship National Geographic Explorer in fast ice, Antarctica
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History | |
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Name |
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Operator | Lindblad Expeditions |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Route | Antarctic, Arctic |
Ordered | 12/1982 |
Builder | Ulstein Verft AS, Norway |
Launched | 22 May 1982 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 112 m (367 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 16.51 m (54 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
Decks | 3 |
Ice class | 1A |
Installed power | 2 × BMV KVM-16 (2 × 3200 hp) |
Speed | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
Capacity | 148 passengers |
National Geographic Explorer is a small ice-strengthened passenger vessel in the Lindblad Expeditions fleet. She can accommodate 148 guests. She was previously operated by Hurtigruten.
The ship frequently follows routes in the Antarctic, Arctic, Norway, Greenland, and Canadian Highlands.[1]