MS Fridtjof Nansen
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_Lysefjord,_2025.jpg) Fridtjof Nansen in Lysefjord, seen from Fv523 looking west, Bergsholmen in the background. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Norway | |
| Name | Fridtjof Nansen |
| Namesake | Fridtjof Nansen |
| Operator | HX Expeditions |
| Builder | Kleven Verft, Ulsteinvik, Norway[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 9813084 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 20,889 GT |
MS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian cruise ship (though marketed as an "expedition ship"). Named after polar explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, it is a near identical twin to MS Roald Amundsen. It is a hybrid powered Polar Class 6 ship built by Kleven Yards Ulsteinvik for Hurtigruten, and today sails for HX.[2]
Hurtigruten tentatively ordered in April 2016 two newbuildings at Kleven Verft, which should be delivered in July 2018 and 2019.[3] Fridtjof Nansen was officially ordered on 30 June 2016, together with her sister ship Roald Amundsen, at Kleven Verft. Fridtjof Nansen should originally have been delivered in summer 2019.[3] Kleven yard ran into financial difficulties and ended up being bought outright by Hurtigruten.[4] The ship was launched on 9. December 2018. The first cruises should have started in April 2020 from Hamburg.[5] Due to COVID-19 the planned cruises had to be cancelled.[6]
On 11 January 2022, the ship ran aground while on a voyage from Lofoten to Flåm. None of her two-hundred-thirty-three passengers and one-hundred-sixty-five crew were injured.[citation needed] The passengers were taken off the ship and transported to Ålesund. After repairs the ship resumed cruising with passengers on 1 June, departing from Reykjavík.[citation needed]
Technology
Fridtjof Nansen is the second expedition ship of its class with hybrid power, a combination of diesel-electrical power and pure electrical power, fed from accumulators. The hull is particularly suited for polar regions (Polar class 6) and has a bow like an axe. The propulsion occurs via two Azimuth thrusters.[7]
