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Name

POLARLYS

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off passengers carrier - Ferry

IMO-number

9107796

Call sign

LHYG

Flag

Norway

Port of registry

Tromsø

GT

11.341

DWT

Summer: 1.150 t

NT

4.171

Length

123,00 m overall

105,00 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

19,50 m extreme

Draught

4,70 m

Depth

Max.: 29,60 m

To deck 4: 13,00 m

To deck 7: 21,40 m

Speed

15,0 knots

Max.: 18,0 knots

Routes

Bergen - Kirkenes

Built

1996

Refit: 2016

Keel laid

23/01/1995

Launch date

04/11/1995

Date of completion

18/03/1996

Builder

Ulstein Verft AS

Ulsteinvik

Norway

Yard number

223

Hull material

Steel

Hull type

Single hull

Bulkheads

Transverse: 9

Main engine

Diesel-electric:

2x Normo-Ulstein Bergen BRM-9 - 9 cylinder combustion engines 3.970 kW / 5.394 bhp
2x Normo-Ulstein Bergen KRG-9 - 9 cylinder combustion engines 1.660 kW/ 2.500 bhp

Total: 11.260 kW / 15.308 bhp

Manufacturer: Ulstein Bergen A/S, Bergen - Norway

Propellers

2x Controllable pitch propellers

Boilers

2x Auxiliary boiler, exhaust gas heated

1x Auxiliary boiler, oil/gas fired

Emergency generator

1x Stamford MHC434F generatorset 990 kW

Bow thruster

2x Ulstein each 790 kW

1x Ulstein azimuth stern thruster 830 kW

General goods

880 m³

Number of passengers

737

Number of berths

479 berths in 225 cabins

Number of cars

35

Passengers decks

6

Tank capacities

Fresh water: 394,30 m³

Fuel oil: 477,20 m³

Lub oil: 66,40 m³

Water ballast: 763 m³

Crew

35

ISM & commercial manager

Hurtigruten Coastal AS

Storgata 70

9008, Tromsø

Norway

Registered owner

Hurtigruten Coastal Fleet AS

c/o Hurtigruten Coastal AS

Storgata 70

9008, Tromsø

Norway

Previous owners

06/1996 - 01/2019 Hurtigruten AS, Tromsø - Norway

01/2017 - 11/2021 Hurtigruten Cruise AS, Tromsø - Norway

Previous shipping companies

  • 03/1996 - 03/2006 Troms Fylkes Dampskipsselskap A/S, Tromsø - Norway

  • 03/2006 - 02/2015 Hurtigruten Group ASA, Narvik/Tromsø - Norway

  • 02/2015 - 01/2019 Hurtigruten AS, Tromsø - Norway

  • 01/2019 Hurtigruten Cruise AS,Tromsø - Norway

Latest data adjustment

09 August 2025