MS Polarlys (1995)
MS Polarlys in Geirangerfiord. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Polarlys |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Tromsø, Norway |
| Route | Bergen—Kirkenes |
| Builder | Ulstein Verft, Norway |
| Laid down | 23 January 1995 |
| Launched | 4 November 1995 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9107796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Beam | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
| Height | 29.60 m (97 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.7 m (15 ft) |
| Depth | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
| Ice class | 1C |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 737 passengers, 479 berths, 35 cars |
MS Polarlys is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Ulstein Verft in Ulstein Municipality, Norway in 1996. It is named after the Aurora polaris and is the third Hurtigruten vessel to bear the name after this phenomenon.