MS Nordstjernen
MS Nordstjernen in 2015 | |
| History | |
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| Name | MS Nordstjernen |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Vestland Marine |
| Route | Norway and Spitsbergen |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Steinwerder |
| Yard number | 787 |
| Launched | 26 October 1955 |
| Completed | 24 February 1956 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,191 GT |
| Length | 88.78 m (291 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 12.64 m (41 ft 6 in) |
| Decks | 4 passenger |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.78 km/h; 17.26 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MS Nordstjernen (Norwegian: "The North Star") is a vessel constructed in Hamburg, Germany in 1956, and used on the Hurtigruten coastal service until 2012. It was the oldest operational ship in the Hurtigruten fleet at the time of its withdrawal, and is the ship with the longest history of Hurtigruten service. In 2012, she was protected as a national heritage in Norway.