Ship Information
Sisterships: Gann, Vesterålen
| Name | National Geographic Explorer | ||||
| ex. Names | Midnatsol II, Midnatsol | ||||
| Imo Number | 8019356 | ||||
| Call sign | C6WR2 | ||||
| Flag | Bahamas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeport | Nassau | ||||
| Builder | Ulstein Hatlø A/S, Norway | ||||
| Hull number | 176 | ||||
| Designer | |||||
| Breaker | |||||
| Operator | Lindblad Expeditions | ||||
| Owner | LEX Explorer LLC | ||||
| Manager | Lindblad Expeditions, LLC | ||||
| Length OA | 112 m | ||||
| Length BP | 97.88 m | ||||
| Length LL | 101.088 m | ||||
| Length Reg. | |||||
| Width Ext | 16.5 m | ||||
| Width Hull | 16.48 m | ||||
| Width Tonnage | |||||
| Draft | 4.74 m | ||||
| Air draft | |||||
| Draugth | 8.85 m | ||||
| Main engines | 2x Normo- Bergen KVM-16 | ||||
| Propulsion | 2x Ulstein 85/4-300 | ||||
| Power | |||||
| Aux. Engines | 2x Normo- Bergen KRG-5 1x Normo- Bergen KRG-3 emg. MB OM422A | ||||
| Bow thrusters | 2x Ulstein 90TV | ||||
| Stern Thrusters | |||||
| Rudders | |||||
| Speed | |||||
| Stabilizers | |||||
| Fuel Consumption | |||||
| Ballast | 570.6 m3 | ||||
| Fuel
Fresh Water |
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| Passenger decks | 6 | ||||
| Cargo decks | 0 | ||||
| Decks | 7 | ||||
| Passenger elevators | 1 | ||||
| Lifeboats | 4 | ||||
| Liferafts | |||||
| GT (ITC 69) | 6,471 | ||||
| GRT | |||||
| NT (ITC 69) | 1,942 | ||||
| NRT | |||||
| DWT | 1,301 | ||||
| Displacement Tonnage | |||||
| Classification Company | DNV GL | ||||
| Classification | |||||
| Ice class | 1C | ||||