| Name: MS Nordnorge Owner: 19972006: Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab 2006present: Hurtigruten Operator: Hurtigruten Builder: Kværner Kleven, Ulsteinvik, Norway Yard number: 266 Launched: 1996 Christened: 20 March 1997 by Sissel Rönbäck In service: 19 March 1997[ Homeport: Narvik, Norway Identification: IMO number 9107784 Call sign LCJI Status: In service General characteristics Class and type: Polarlys class cruiseferry Tonnage: 11,286 GT (gross tonnage) Length: 123.30 m (404.53 ft) Beam: 19.50 m (63.98 ft) Draught: 4.90 m (16.08 ft) Installed power: 2 x MAK 6M552C diesel engines combined 9000 kW Speed: 18 kn (33.34 km/h) Capacity: 691 passengers (in coastal service) 464 passengers (in cruise service) 464 passenger beds Crew: 57 crew The MS Nordnorge (literally: Northern Norway) is a Hurtigruten (Norwegian Coastal Express) ship. It was built in 1997 by Kværner Kleven in Ulsteinvik, Norway, as a sister ship to MS Polarlys and MS Nordkapp. The Nordnorge has a gross tonnage (GT) of 11,386 tons, crew capacity of 57, and can carry up to 691 passengers. Since 2002 the Nordnorge has been employed in Antarctic cruise service during the northern hemisphere winter. There have been four Hurtigruten ships with the name of Nordnorge, which is Norwegian for "Northern Norway" - the common name of the three northern Norwegian counties. On January 30, 2007 the Nordnorge came to the aid of the MS Nordkapp after the Nordkapp ran aground in the Antarctic. All 294 passengers were safely evacuated from the Nordkapp and were taken to Ushuaia, Argentina. On November 23, 2007 the Nordnorge was involved in the rescue of all passengers and crew from the MS Explorer after the Explorer struck an iceberg in the Antarctic. All 100 passengers and 54 crew on the Explorer were safely rescued; the Explorer later sank. rgds |
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