MS Nordlys
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| Hurtigruten MS Nordlys in Molde MS Nordlys departing Molde, 2008 | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MS Nordlys |
| Owner: |
1994—2006: Troms Fylkes Damskibsselskap 2006 onwards: Hurtigruten[1] |
| Operator: | Hurtigruten[1] |
| Port of registry: |
Tromsø,  Norway[1] |
| Route: | Bergen—Kirkenes |
| Builder: | Volkswerft GmbH, Stralsund, Germany[1] |
| Yard number: | 102[1] |
| Launched: | 13 August 1993[1] |
| Christened: | 22 March 1994[1] |
| Acquired: | 16 March 1994[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 22 March 1994[1] |
| In service: | 4 April 1994[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9048914[1] |
| Status: | Laid up at Åndalsnes, Norway as of 2009[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type: | Richard With-class ferry |
| Tonnage: |
11,204 GT (gross tonnage) 850 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 121.80 m (399 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 19.20 m (63 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Depth: | 10.30 m (33 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: |
2 × MaK 6M552C diesels 9000 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: |
2 propellers 2 bow thrusters[3] |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33.34 km/h; 20.71 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: |
691 passengers 482 berths 50 cars[1] |
MS Nordlys is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Volkswerft GmbH in Stralsund, Germany in 1994. She has two sister ships, MS Kong Harald and MS Richard With which also sail for Hurtigruten. In November 2008, MS Nordlys was taken out of traffic and laid up at Åndalsnes for the winter-season.
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Nordlys (1994)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/nordlys_1994.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ↑ "Nordlys - Dimensions". DNV Exhange. Det Norske Veritas. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=dimensions&vesselid=17826. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ↑ "Nordlys - Machinery summary". DNV Exhange. Det Norske Veritas. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=machinerysummary&vesselid=17826. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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