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Name |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER |
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Previous names |
1982 - 03.2003 Midnatsol 2003 - 09.2005 Midnatsol II 2005 - 06.2008 Lyngen |
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Type |
Passengers vessel - Cruise |
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IMO-number |
8019356 |
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Call sign |
18.10.2007: C6WR2 |
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Previous call sign |
23.11.1982 - 18.10.2007: LLMH |
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Flag |
18.10.2007 Bahamas |
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Previous flag |
23.11.1982 - 18.10.2007 Tromso - Norway |
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Port of registry |
18.10.2007 Nassau |
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GT |
6.471 t |
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DWT |
Summer: 1.301 t |
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NT |
1.942 t |
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Length |
112,00 m overall 103,49 m registered 97,88 m between perpendiculars |
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Breadth |
16,52 m extreme |
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Draught |
8,85 m m |
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Air draft |
27,50 m |
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Depth |
8,85 m |
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Speed |
17,5 knots Service: 15,0 knots |
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Built |
1982 Rebuild: 1988 & 2008 |
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Keel laid |
01.07.1981 |
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Launch date |
22.05.1982 |
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Date of completion |
02.12.1982 |
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Builder |
Hatlo Verksted A/S |
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Yard number |
176 |
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Hull material |
Steel |
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Bulkheads |
Transverse: 8 |
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Main engine |
2x KVM-16 Bergen Normo diesel - 16 cylinder 250 x 300 mm diesel engines - total 4.710 kW / 6.400 hp at 750 rpm |
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Propellers |
2x Ulstien propeller, controllable pitch Diameter: 3.000 mm |
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Boilers |
Auxiliary boiler, exhaust gas heated - Sunrod-EGB Auxiliary boiler, oil/gas CPHB-25 |
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Generators |
2x Bergen Diesel KRG-5 generatorsets 1x Bergen Diesel KRG-3generatorset |
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Bow thruster |
2x Brunvoll SPT-VP each 401 hp |
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Passengers deck |
7 |
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Cargo deck |
1 |
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Number of decks |
8 |
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Passengers |
2008: 148 passengers, 148 berths |
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Ballast capacity |
452 m³ |
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Manager |
Lindblad Expeditions Inc. |
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Previous managers |
1982 - 2006 Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap ASA 2006 - 2007 Hurtigruten ASA |
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Operator |
18.10.2007 - Lindblad Expedition, Nassau, Bahamas |
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Previous operators |
23.11.1982 - 27.03.2006 Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap ASA (TFDS) - Norway 27.03.2006 - 18.10.2007 Hurtigruten ASA - Norway |
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Owner |
LEX Explorer LLC |
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Previous owners |
1982 - 2006 Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap ASA 2006 - 2007 Hurtigruten ASA |
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Latest data adjustment |
05 July 2014 |