MS Roald Amundsen
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Roald Amundsen |
| Namesake | Roald Amundsen |
| Operator | Hurtigruten |
| Builder | Kleven Verft, Ulsteinvik, Norway |
| Launched | 17 February 2018 |
| Completed | July 2018 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9813072 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Length | 140 m (459 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 23.6 m (77 ft 5 in) |
| Height | 29 m (95 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
| Decks | 11 |
| Ice class | Polar Class 6 |
| Capacity | 530–1,018 |
MS Roald Amundsen is a hybrid powered expedition cruise ship operated by Norwegian company Hurtigruten AS. She was built by Kleven Yards of Norway and started her maiden voyage on 3 July 2019 from the Norwegian port Tromsø to Hamburg. She and her sister ship Fridtjof Nansen are the first hybrid-powered ships in the Hurtigruten fleet.
Roald Amundsen was christened in fall 2019 in Antarctica with a chunk of ice instead of the traditional bottle of champagne. The vessel has Polar Class 6 rating for arctic conditions. Roald Amundsen was the first hybrid ship to sail the Northwest Passage.