 SS Polarlys in 1938
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Polarlys |
| Namesake | Aurora |
| Owner | Bergen Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | Bergen |
| Builder | Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen |
| Cost | 580,185 kroner[1] |
| Yard number | 282 |
| Launched | 10 January 1912 |
| In service | April 1912 |
| Out of service | October 1951 |
| Renamed | Sylvia, April 1952 |
| Identification | Call sign: MHFV / LEPY |
| Fate | Sold, 1 July 1952 |
 Norway | |
| Name | Valkyrien |
| Namesake | Valkyrie |
| Acquired | by purchase, 1 July 1952 |
| Commissioned | June 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 1963 |
| Refit | Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (1952-53) |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1964 |
| General characteristics (as built)[2][3] | |
| Type | Coastal passenger/cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 208 ft (63 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
| Depth | 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, 1,473 ihp (1,098 kW) |
| Speed | 13.45 knots (24.91 km/h; 15.48 mph) |
| Capacity |
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SS Polarlys was a Hurtigruten coastal passenger/cargo steamer built in 1912. She was seized by the Germans during the Second World War, and served several stints in the Kriegsmarine. Having resumed her Hurtigruten service after the war until 1951, and in 1952 she was renamed Sylvia. At the same year, she was transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy, and served under the name HNoMS Valkyrien as a motor torpedo boat tender between 1953 and 1963.
- ^ "D/S Polarlys". Sjøhistorisk database (in Norwegian). 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
hurtigrutemuseetwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "DS Polarlys/Sylvia (MHFV/LEPY)". skipsmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.