Narvik (ship)

**Narvik**
Ship data
flag	Norway
other ship names	Gann (since 2007) ;
Callsign	LLNV
home port	Narvik
Owner	Ofotens and Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab ASA
Shipping company	Hurtigruten Group ASA
Shipyard	Aker Trøndelag A / S
Build number	827
Launch	May 27, 1982
Ship dimensions and crew
length	108.60 m ( Lüa )
width	16.50 m
measurement	4,072 GT ; later 6,257 GT
crew	48
Machine system
machine	2 × diesel engines (Bergen Diesel KVM-16)
Machine ; performance	4,760 kW (6,472 hp)
Top ; speed	16 kn (30 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	550
Vehicle capacity	40 cars cars
Furnishing
Passenger decks	7th
Data as Gann
flag	Norway
Shipowner	Rogaland Sjøaspirantsk. M / S GANN
home port	Stavanger
Others
Classifications	Det Norske Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 8019344

The motor ship Narvik is a former Hurtigruten ship that was in service on the coast of Norway from January 1982 to February 2007 . She is currently used as a training ship under the name Gann .

General

Narvik , built in 1981 at Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted , entered service in early 1982. Major renovations were carried out in 1989 and 1995, with the Narvik receiving a completely rebuilt aft section with additional cabin capacity in the course of the first conversion and a panorama salon in the second conversion.

Numbers and equipment

Rear view before the 1989 renovation

The Narvik was 108.6 m long and 16.5 m wide and had seven decks since the renovation in 1989 and thus offered space for 550 passengers. There were 310 beds in 150 cabins. All cabins were equipped with a shower and toilet. The gross tonnage was 6257 GT, the top speed was 18 knots . The 40 parking spaces for cars on the ship could be reached via a side ramp in the ship's side. The equipment corresponded to a contemporary, smaller cruise ship, there were two restaurants, a bistro, lounges, a fitness room, a sauna and a wellness center.

Surname

The Gann in their new colors

The ship was named after the Norwegian city of Narvik . Along with the Alta, it was the first and only Hurtigruten ship to date that bore the name of a city.

Whereabouts

On February 21, 2007 the Narvik ended her liner service with the Hurtigruten and was sold as the training ship Gann (VI) for 62 million Norwegian kroner (approx. 7.5 million €) to a new owner, the Rogaland videregående sjøaspirantskole. In her new role she takes over from the old Gann . This was also a decommissioned Hurtigruten ship, it was the former Ragnvald Jarl , which after another change of ownership continues to operate as a training ship under the name Sjøkurs .

Sister ships

Sister ships are the Vesterålen and the National Geographic Explorer , which was built as Midnatsol (III) and was named Lyngen at the end of its service with Hurtigruten .