Inger Klein Thorhauge

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Inger Klein Thorhauge
Born
Inger Klein Olsen

Faroe Islands
Nationality Faroese
Occupation Cruise ship Captain

Inger Klein Thorhauge is a Faroese cruise ship captain for Cunard Lines. When she was named Captain of MS Queen Victoria in 2010, she became the first female captain of a large cruise ship in history. She has since become captain of MS Queen Elizabeth, and in 2022 was named as the first captain of MS Queen Anne. [1]

Maritime career

Inger Klein Thorhauge's father worked in the Faroe Island's fishing fleet as an engineer. [2] Her first sea going position was at the age of 16 when she worked as a stewardess on cargo ships during her school holidays. Thorhauge soon sought to pursue working on ships as a career, but not in the role she had already experienced. [3] After undertaking training in Copenhagen for DFDS Seaways, [2] she had the intention that she would work in the industry for several years before starting a family. [3]

After obtaining her Master's Licence in 1994, [2] she became interested in working in the cruise industry, joining Cunard Lines as a deck officer in 1997. Over the next 13 years, she worked her way up through the ranks. [3] [4] In 2010, she was named as the Captain of Cunard Lines' MS Queen Victoria. This was the first time a woman had been made captain of a Cunard Lines vessel. [3] She was subsequently made Captain of the MS Queen Elizabeth in 2011. [4] [5] Since 2022, Thorhauge has been working on the build of MS Queen Anne as the new ship's first Captain. [1] When not at sea, Thorhauge lives in Svendborg in Southern Denmark. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "INGER KLEIN THORHAUGE NAMED FIRST CAPTAIN OF NEW CUNARD SHIP QUEEN ANNE". Carnival Corporation (Press release). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hun er kaptajn med ansvar for 3.000 liv". Berlingske (in Danish). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lerwill, Ben (11 September 2017). "Meet Cunard's first and only female captain". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Captain Inger Klein, the female captain behind Queen Elizabeth ship's wheel". KFM 94.5. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cunard captain Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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