National Geographic Explorer (ship)
National Geographic Explorer in Tromso
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The National Geographic Explorer is a cruise ship owned by the American shipping company Lindblad Expeditions . Before that, she was since 1982 for the Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap and then for the Hurtigruten ASA in the regular service on the coast of Norway , most recently as a replacement or reserve ship in the winter months. It was first named Midnatsol , after Midnatsol was named Midnatsol II in 2003 and then Lyngen .
history
Hurtigruten
The Midnatsol was built in 1982 at Ulstein Hatlø A / S shipyard in Ulsteinvik under construction number 176. The launch took place on May 22, 1982, the handover to the shipping company TFDS followed on November 26, 1982. The ship was named Midnatsol until March 22, 2003 , was then renamed Midnatsol II and carried since September 24 2005 the name Lyngen .
Larger conversions were carried out in 1988 and 1994/95 as well as in 2005, with the ship receiving a panorama salon in addition to a completely rebuilt aft section with additional cabin capacity as part of the first conversion . Since then, the ship has been approved for 500 passengers (previously: 410).
The ship, then still under the name Midnatsol , was decommissioned on April 15, 2003 and replaced by a new building of the same name, the current Midnatsol . Since the ship could not be sold, it was renamed Lyngen in September 2005 after a long stay in the shipyard .
While it was used in liner service in the summer, the ship last served as a replacement unit in the winter half-year.
The name Lyngen is the name of a peninsula in Northern Norway . The Hurtigruten ship Lyngen (1931), which was used on the Hurtigruten until 1964 , already bore the name .
Lindblad Expeditions
At the beginning of September 2007 it was announced that the ship had been sold to the American shipping company Lindblad Expeditions for USD 8.6 million . After extensive renovations in Gothenburg and at the Astican shipyard in Las Palmas , this ship has been in service in Canadian and Arctic waters under the name National Geographic Explorer since June 2008 .
Since the conversion, the ship has been approved for 148 passengers. There are 81 outside cabins at your disposal, as well as two restaurants, a bar and a viewing salon as well as a fitness center with a "wellness spa" and sauna area. The side loading ramp has been omitted.
Sister ships
Identical sister ships are the Vesterålen and the former Narvik .
Technical specifications
The ship is 112 m long, 16.50 m wide and was registered with 6178 GRT after the renovation in 1986 (previously 4131 GRT). At Hurtigruten, it had a permanent crew of 48 and has 325 cabins (previously 166).
With a total engine output of 5,600 kW, the ship reaches a maximum speed of 19 knots .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Facta om Fartyg
- ↑ 4.9.2007: Lindblad Expedition purchases a ship from Hurtigruten ( Memento of November 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )