MS Fridtjof Nansen

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.

Hurtigruten AS tentatively ordered in April 2016 two newbuildings at Kleven Verft, which should be delivered in July 2018 and 2019.

[1] Fridtjof Nansen was officially ordered on 30 June 2016, together with her sister ship Roald Amundsen, at Kleven Verft.

[5] The development and construction of Fridtjof Nansen is part of a 850 million dollar investment of Hurtigruten AS with the objective to have the most environment-friendly expedition fleet of the world.

MS Fridtjof Nansen at the port of Bergen, Norway.
Fridtjof Nansen 2021 in Hamburg