MS Nordstjernen
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| MS Nordstjernen MS Nordstjernen | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Nordstjernen |
| Operator: | Hurtigruten |
| Port of registry: | Tromsø, |
| Route: | Norway and Spitsbergen [1] |
| Launched: | 1956 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5255777[2] |
| Status: | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 2191 GT |
| Length: | 80.7 m (264 ft 9 in) |
| Beam: | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) |
| Decks: | 4 passenger |
| Speed: | 15 knots (27.78 km/h; 17.26 mph) |
| Capacity: |
400 passengers 149 berths 0 cars [3] |
MS Nordstjernen is a Hurtigruten vessel constructed in Hamburg, Germany in 1956, and is currently (2009) the oldest operational ship in the Hurtigruten fleet. She was extensively refitted in 1980[4] and continues to sail on cruises to the Svalbard archipelago.
References
- ↑ MS Nordstjernen (2010/11 Deck Plans) Hurtigruten Retrieved 02-09-2009
- ↑ MS Nordstjernen (IMO: 5255777) Vesseltracker Retrieved 02-09-2009
- ↑ MS Nordstjernen Hurtigruten
- ↑ Bespoke Traveller: kayaking in the Arctic Telegraph.co.uk
