History
| LOI | |
| 5/1962 | Building contract |
| Building started | |
| Keel laid | |
| 1/2/1964 | Launch |
| Sea trial | |
| 5/6/1964 | Second sea trial , top speed 17,55 knots. |
| 8/6/1964 | Delivered to Ofoten D/S, Narvik, Norway |
| 11/6/1964 | Hurtigruten service Bergen – Kirknes coastal route. |
| 1968-1982 | Summer seasons visited in Svalbard. |
| 1977 | Main engine breakdown |
| 1979 | Collision with another ship when arriving to Kristiansund , both ships got big damages. |
| Q1/1982 | Main engine overhauled by Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted. |
| 1/12/1982 | The entire crew went on board the new ship M/S Narvik, the old crew of the M/S Håkon Jarl came on board the M/S Nordnorge. |
| 1983 | Second class dining room was dismantled and 6 double cabins were built. |
| 27/8/1984 | Collision with MS Sote Jarl in Kjøllefjord. |
| 12/1985 | Ship was modernized on Kaarbø Verft A/S. For 3 million kroner, 21 cabins with a total of 44 beds will be converted on the B – deck with toilet and shower. |
| 17/2/1986 | Back to coastal service. |
| 1987 | Post room was converted into a conference room. |
| 2/1989 | Grounded |
| 2/4/1996 | The ship was replaced by the M/S Nordkapp. |
| 8/1996 | Sold to Templeman Shipping Co. Panama. New name Wordlink. |
| 1996 | Used as a diving cruise ship around the Maldives. |
| 1996 | Sold to Universal Enterprise PSE Ltd, Male. New name Island Explorer. |
| 1996/1997 | Refurbished in Greece. |
| 12/2005 | Sold to scrap in Bangladesh. |
| 19/12/2005 | Sold to scrap to Alang, India. |
| 1/2006 | Reported to scrapping in Alang and other sources in Chittagong road. |