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 MS Trollfjord | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | MS Trollfjord |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Tromsø,  Norway |
| Route | Bergen—Kirkenes |
| Builder | Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, Rissa Municipality, Norway [1] |
| Laid down | 17 October 2001 [1] |
| Launched | 26 April 2002 [1] |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 16,140 GT [2] |
| Length | 135.75 m (445 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 21.5 m (70 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 29.9 m (98 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Decks | 10 [1] |
| Speed | 15 knots[2] |
| Capacity | 626 berths, 45 cars [2] |
MS Trollfjord is a Hurtigruten vessel built by Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder in Rissa Municipality, Norway in 2002. It is named after the Norwegian Trollfjord. She has a sister ship, MS Midnatsol, which also sails for Hurtigruten.[2]
Specifications
[edit]History
[edit]- Type: RoRo ferry, coastal express ferry
- Operated by: TFDS (2002–2006), Hurtigruten Group ASA (2006–present)
- Sister ship: MS Midnatsol
- Keel laid: April 2001
- Launched: October 2001
- Entered service: 2002
- Status: In service
Technical specifications
[edit]- Hull: Steel
- Length: 135.75 m
- Beam: 21.5 m
- Draft: 5.1 m
- Tonnage: 16,140 GT
- Deadweight: 1,180 t
- Propulsion: Two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä W 9L 32 diesel engines, two Rolls-Royce Aquamaster Contaz 35 azimuth thrusters, bow thrusters
- Power: 2 × 5,630 hp
- Speed: Maximum 18 knots, cruising 15 knots
- Decks: 10 (7 passenger decks)
- Cargo holds: 4
Other characteristics
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- Shipyard: Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, Rissa, Norway
- Home port: Tromsø
- Crew: 74 (exclusively Norwegian)
- Cabins: 309 (652 berths)
- Capacity: 822 passengers, 45 vehicles
- Approximate travel time: 10 hours[3]
- Cargo: General goods, coal, fuel, provisions
- Operating area: Norwegian coast, Lofoten Islands, near the Arctic, Bergen, Norway–Kirkenes route
- Fuel consumption for a round trip on the Bergen–Kirkenes–Bergen route: 200 tons[4]
- Flag: Norway
- IMO: 9233258Б[5]
- International radio callsign: LLVT (Lima, Lima, Victor, Tango)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "MS Trollfjord (22927)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Hurtigruten.no. "MS Trollfjord". Hurtigruten's fleet. Retrieved 26 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Tigchelaar, Robbert. "Boat Travel Time". nauticalculator.com. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
MS Trollfjord's travel time
- ↑ Rapport fra Møreforsking Molde AS juli 2007 – Sjøtransport og utslipp til luft, kapittel 5, side 37 (pdf) ISBN 978-82-7830-111-1 Besøkt 2. januar 2020
- ↑ "MS Trollfjord — IMO 9233258 — MarineTraffic". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9233258.
- Hurtigruten ASA Official homepage - MS Trollfjord
- Mike Bent's Hurtigruten-pages - MS Trollfjord
- Hurtigruten-Web.com
- MS Trollfjord videos
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