MS Polarlys (1995)

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0612 Polarlys departing from Geiranger - starboard bow detailed - V-P.jpg
MS Polarlys in Geirangerfiord.
History
NamePolarlys
Operator
Port of registry Tromsø, Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Route Bergen—Kirkenes
Builder Ulstein Verft, Norway [1]
Laid down23 January 1995 [1]
Launched4 November 1995 [1]
Identification IMO number:  9107796 [1]
General characteristics [1]
Type Ferry
Tonnage
  • 11,341  GT
  • 4,171  NT
  • 1,150  DWT
Length123 m (404 ft)
Beam19.5 m (64 ft)
Height29.60 m (97 ft 1 in)
Draught4.7 m (15 ft)
Depth10.3 m (34 ft)
Ice class1C
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) [2]
Capacity737 passengers, 479 berths, 35 cars [2]

MS Polarlys is a Hurtigruten [3] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Polarlys (18634)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV . Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  2. 1 2 Hurtigruten.com. "MS Polarlys". Hurtigruten's fleet. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. ↑ "MS Polarlys: Uncover Norway's Northern Wonders | Hurtigruten". www.hurtigruten.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08.


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