Polarlys (ship, 1996)

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Polarlys
The Polarlys between Havøysund and Hammerfest
The Polarlys between Havøysund and Hammerfest
Ship data
flag NorwayNorway (postal flag) Norway
Ship type Passenger and Ro-Ro ship
class De Nye Skipene
Callsign LHYG
home port Tromso
Owner Hurtigruten ASA
Shipping company Hurtigruten ASA
Shipyard Ulstein Verft AS ( Ulsteinvik , Norway )
Build number 223
Keel laying February 1, 1995
Launch November 4th 1995
takeover March 23, 1996
Whereabouts in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length
123.0 m ( Lüa )
width 19.5 m
Draft Max. 4.9 m
measurement 11,341 GT
Machine system
machine diesel-mechanical
2 × diesel engines ( Ulstein Bergen BRM-9), each 3,970 kW
2 × diesel engines ( Ulstein Bergen KRG-9), each 1,660 kW
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		11,260 kW (15,309 hp)
Top
speed 		18 kn (33 km / h)
propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity 1,150 dw
Permitted number of passengers 737 on 6 passenger decks
Vehicle capacity 35 cars
Others
Classifications DNV GL
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 9107796

The Polarlys ( Norwegian for " Northern Lights " ) is a passenger and ro-ro ship of the Hurtigruten ASA , which is used on the Hurtigruten on the coast of Norway in regular services. There had been two other ships with this name before. Like the Nordlys and the Midnatsol , the Polarlys is named after a natural phenomenon .

history

Construction and commissioning

On June 14, 1994, the Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap ASA shipping company and the Ulstein Verft AS shipyard signed a contract to build a new ship that was to be used on the Hurtigruten . The hull was as hull number 223 at the Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik placed on 1 February 1995 in Kiel. The launch took place on November 4, 1995 and on March 23, 1996 the ship could be delivered. On the same day, the lawyer and politician Ann Kristin Olsen named the ship Polarlys.

commitment

Immediately after commissioning, the Polarlys took a short cruise to the Shetland and the Orkney Islands . On April 17, 1996, the ship took up the line service on the Hurtigruten and replaced the Nordstjernen .

  • The Polarlys in Svolvær

  • The Polarlys in Harstad

  • Polarlys arrives in Rørvik (June 2015)

Machine system and drive

The Polarlys is equipped with a diesel-mechanical drive system. It consists of two "father-and-son" drive groups; each includes two nine-cylinder in-line diesel engines of the type Ulstein-Bergen BRM-9 ("father", installed in the forward direction) or Ulstein-Bergen KRG-9 ("son", installed aft in the direction of travel). The nominal speed of the motors is 750 / min. They work together via centrally arranged reduction gears ("double motor gears") of the type Volda ACG1500 / 900HV and shaft systems on one controllable pitch propeller each. The ship's generators ( shaft generators ) are directly coupled to the main engines and manufactured by Leroy Somer. They provide 1,600 kW ("father" side, main generator) or 1,550 kW ("son" side, auxiliary generator). The shipyard stated the pure propulsion power of the ship to be 3,600  kW / propeller (approx. 4,500  PS / propeller). Two transverse thruster systems in the bow, each with an output of 600 kW (approx. 815 HP) and one in the stern with an output of 880 kW (approx. 1,200 HP) serve as maneuvering aids.

Furnishing

The Polarlys has seven decks and can accommodate 619 passengers. There are 473 beds in 225 cabins. The 35 parking spaces for cars on board can be reached via a side loading hatch on board. The interior of the ship is based on the nature of Scandinavia .

The Polarlys has the usual equipment and facilities for a ship of its year of construction and its category. There is a restaurant, bistro, bar as well as lounges and a sauna on board.

literature

  • Doug Woodyard: Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines . Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 978-0750658461 .

Web links

Commons : Polarlys  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Schiffsdaten , DNV GL, accessed on November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ A b Norwegian Post Ships: "MS Polarlys" , accessed on December 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b Ship information of the shipping company ( Memento from February 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 13, 2010
  4. ↑ Ulstein Group: M / S Polarlys ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 23, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ulsteingroup.com