MS Lofoten
The Lofoten Islands before Floro
IMO no. 5424562
Lofoten is a mail and passenger ship Hurtigruten ASA and runs on the Hurtigruten along the coast of Norway in regular service. She has been the withdrawal of the Nordstjernen in March 2012, the oldest ship of the line. The Lofoten has a length of 87.4 m, a width of 13.2 m and was measured with 2621 GT.
History
Construction, commissioning and maintenance
The Lofoten Islands was built with the hull number 547 at the shipyard A / S Akers Mekaniske verksted in Oslo and launched on September 7, 1963 from the stack. On 27 February 1964, the commissioning of the company Vester Aalen Dampskibsselskap A / S Stokmarknes was. During the period of use, the ownership changed several times.
In addition to the regular yard stays the Lofoten Islands in the years 1980 and 1985 modernized the Aalborg Shipyard in Denmark. Further modernization and reconstruction measures followed in 1995 and 2003, with the traditional style but it was retained. It was declared a National Monument due to its largely original, dominated by a lot of wood trim in Norway.
Use
Since its entry into the Lofoten on the Hurtigruten is in use. Since the season 2010/2011 the ship is again all year in scheduled service. Previously, she replaced nearly ten years in the winter half of the year " Nordnorge ", which went as an expedition ship in the waters of Antarctica and in Chile during this time. In summer, the Lofoten for cruises, including in the area of the eponymous archipelago of Lofoten, and to Svalbard was used. During their period of use the Lofoten was repeatedly damaged by collisions and groundings.
Machinery and drive
Lofoten is powered by a 7- cylinder diesel engine of the type Burmeister & Wain DM 742 VT2BF.90, developed the at a speed of 200 rpm, a power of 2,480 kW (approx. 3,370 hp) and acting on a propeller. In addition, the ship has three main generators and an emergency generator has. Of the three main generators, two in their original condition, the middle generator and the emergency generator were replaced or retrofitted. In contrast to the " Nordstjernen " Lofoten still has its original engine, only 1996, she received a new engine block.
Equipment
The Lofoten has five decks and is equipped with 155 beds in 63 cabins. The vessel has been authorized for a maximum of 410 passengers. The maximum speed is 16 knots. Together with the " Nordstjernen " is the Lofoten is one of only two ships of the " traditional generation," at least helping out are on the Hurtigruten still in use. Your comfort features are not to be compared with the younger post- ships of the line ( Machine noise, tighter and simpler cabins), but will feel "real" mail boat to travel on an even appreciated by many passengers.
Gallery
The Lofoten Islands on the quay Rørvik
Front section of the Lofoten