MS Fridtjof Nansen

MS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian cruise ship (though marketed as an "expedition ship"). Named after polar explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, it is a near identical twin to MS Roald Amundsen. It is a hybrid powered ship built by Kleven Yards Ulsteinvik for Hurtigruten, and is in the PC6 Polar Class with a strengthened hull for sea ice.

MS Fridtjof Nansen at the port of Trondheim, Norway.

History

Hurtigruten AS tentatively ordered in April 2016 two newbuildings at Kleven Verft, which should be delivered in July 2018 and 2019.[1] Fridtjof Nansen was officially ordered on 30. June 2016, together with her sister ship Roald Amundsen, at Kleven Verft. Fridtjof Nansen should originally be delivered in summer 2019.[1] The ship was launched on 9. December 2018. The first cruises should have started in April 2020 from Hamburg.[2] Due to COVID-19 the planned cruises had to be cancelled.[3]

On 11 January 2022, the ship ran aground while on a voyage from Lofoten to Flåm. None of her two-hundred-thirty-three passengers and one-hundred-sixty-five crew were injured, but they were taken off the ship and transported to Ålesund.

Fridtjof Nansen 2021 in Hamburg

Technology

Fridtjof Nansen is the second expedition ship of its class with hybrid power, a combination of diesel-electrical power and pure electrical power, fed from accumulators. The hull is particularly suited for polar regions (Polar class 6) and has a bow like an axe. The propulsion occurs via two pods.[4]

Sister ships

The development and construction of Fridtjof Nansen is part of a 850 million dollar investment of Hurtigruten AS with the objective to have the most environment-friendly expedition fleet of the world. The first vessel Roald Amundsen is in operation since July 2019. A third ship was ordered in October 2018 and should be delivered in the 2nd quarter of 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Hurtigruten bestellt neue Expeditionsschiffe". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. "Auf der Postschiffroute ab Hamburg". Hurtigruten AS. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. "News". touristik aktuell (in German). Euro Business Communication Verlag GmbH. 2020-04-06.
  4. "Nachhaltige Technologie, die Maßstäbe setzt". Hurtigruten AS. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. "Hurtigruten bestellt neues Hybrid-Expeditionsschiff". Hurtigruten AS. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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