Vessel specifications
Route
Cruise
IMO number
8019356
Building year
1982
Rebuilding year
1988 / 2008
Building yard
Ulstein Hatlø A/S, Ulsteinvik, Norway (#176)
Owner
Lex Explorer LCC
Operator
Lindblad Expedition
Length
108,55 m
Breadth
16,52 m
Draft
4,6 m
Gross tonnage
4.072 / 6.167 / 6.471
Machinery
2 * Normo-Bergen
Speed
18,7 knots
Passengers
166 / 500 / 310 / 148
Berths
166 / 327 / 310
Cars
35 / 0
Port of registry
Nassau
Flag
Bahamas
Former names
Lyngen (2007-2008)
Lyngen (2005-2007) — Hurtigruten
Midnatsol II (2003-2005)
Midnatsol II (2003) — Hurtigruten
Midnatsol (1982-2003) — Hurtigruten
Former owners
Hurtigruten Group (2006-2007)
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap, Tromsø (1982-2006)
Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap, Tromsø (1982-2006)
Sister ships
Notes
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Photos
M/S Midnatsol
Photo: Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap
M/F Lyngen
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Göteborg 25/11-2007
M/F Lyngen
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Göteborg 25/11-2007
M/S National Geographic Explorer
Photo: Mathieu Burnel · Cherbourg 4/10-2009
M/S National Geographic Explorer
Photo: Mathieu Burnel · Cherbourg 4/10-2009
M/S National Geographic Explorer
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Longyearbyen 10/6-2012
M/S National Geographic Explorer
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Longyearbyen 10/6-2012
M/S National Geographic Explorer
Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen · Kirkwall, 12/6-2024
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