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MS National Geographic Explorer
Cruise ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a cruise ship. For the television documentary program, see National Geographic Explorer.
National Geographic Explorer is a small ice-strengthened passenger vessel in the Lindblad Expeditions fleet. She can accommodate 148 guests. She was previously operated by Hurtigruten.
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![]() Cruise ship National Geographic Explorer in fast ice, Antarctica | |
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Operator | Lindblad Expeditions |
Port of registry | Nassau, ![]() |
Route | Antarctic, Arctic |
Ordered | 12/1982 |
Builder | Ulstein Verft AS, Norway |
Launched | 22 May 1982 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 112 m (367 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 16.51 m (54 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
Decks | 3 |
Ice class | 1A |
Installed power | 2 × BMV KVM-16 (2 × 3200 hp) |
Speed | 15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph) |
Capacity | 148 passengers |
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The ship frequently follows routes in the Antarctic, Arctic, Norway, Greenland, and Canadian Highlands.[1]