Fridtjof Nansen (ship, 2020)

Fridtjof Nansen

Ship data flag  Norway Ship type Cruise ship Callsign LACN8 home port Tromso Shipping company Hurtigruten AS Shipyard Kleven Verft Build number 401 building-costs $ 220 million Order June 30, 2016 Keel laying 16th August 2017 Launch December 9, 2018 takeover 20th December 2019

Ship dimensions and crew length 140 m ( Lüa ) 125.9 m ( Lpp ) width 23.95 m Side height 16 m Draft Max. 5.5 m measurement 21,765 GT , 7,545 NRZ

Machine system machine Hybrid drive propeller 2 × propeller pods

Transport capacities Load capacity 2,421 dw Pax cabins 264 Berths for passengers 530

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO 9813084

Furnishing Ice class Polar class 6

The Fridtjof Nansen is a cruise ship operated by the Hurtigruten AS shipping company . It is named after Fridtjof Nansen , a Norwegian explorer, scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

history

In April 2016, Hurtigruten AS placed two newbuildings under reserve from Kleven Verft , which were to go into service in July 2018 and 2019.

The Fridtjof Nansen was commissioned from Kleven Verft on June 30, 2016, together with the sister ship Roald Amundsen . The Fridtjof Nansen was originally supposed to be delivered in summer 2019. She ran on December 9, 2018 from the stack . The first trips should have been made from Hamburg from April 2020 . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the planned trips had to be canceled.

technology

The Fridtjof Nansen is the second expedition ship in its class with a hybrid drive , a combination of diesel-electric and pure electric drive , powered by batteries . The hull is specially developed for the polar regions ( polar class 6 ) and has an ax bow . It is driven by two propeller pods .

Sister ships

The development and construction of the Fridtjof Nansen is part of a $ 850 million investment by Hurtigruten AS with the aim of building the most environmentally friendly expedition fleet in the world. The type ship Roald Amundsen has been in service since July 2019. A third ship was ordered in October 2018 and is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2021.

See also

• List of cruise lines

Web links

• Ship description. Hurtigruten AS 
• Ship details Fridtjof Nansen. DNV GL (English). 

Footnotes

1. ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. Retrieved December 26, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Fridtjof Nansen Delivered. December 20, 2019, accessed December 29, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Hurtigruten orders new expedition ships. (No longer available online.) April 25, 2016, archived from the original on April 26, 2016 ; Retrieved April 26, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Hurtigruten orders new expedition ships. April 25, 2016, accessed December 26, 2019 . 
5. ↑ On the post ship route from Hamburg. Hurtigruten AS, accessed July 7, 2019 . 
6. ↑ News. In: current tourism. Euro Business Communication Verlag GmbH, April 6, 2020, accessed on May 17, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Sustainable technology that sets standards. Hurtigruten AS, accessed July 7, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Hurtigruten orders new hybrid expedition ship. Hurtigruten AS, October 25, 2018, accessed July 7, 2019 .