Ship Information
Sisterships: Nordlys
| Name | Hope II |
| ex. Names | Caribbean Mercy, Polarlys |
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| Imo Number | 5280930 |
| Call sign | 3ELB2 |
| Flag | Panama |
| Homeport | Panama |
| Builder | Aalborg Værft A/S, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Hull number | 98 |
| Designer | |
| Breaker | Colon, Panama |
| Ship type | |
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| Operator | Sherman Family Charitable Fdn |
| Owner | Sherman Family Charitable Fdn |
| Manager | Sherman Family Charitable Fdn |
| Length OA | 80,04 m |
| Length BP | 74,68 m |
| Length LL | |
| Length Reg. | |
| Width Ext | |
| Width Hull | 12,19 m |
| Width Tonnage | |
| Draft | 4,5 m |
| Air draft | |
| Draugth | 7,16 m |
| GT (ITC 69) | |
| GRT | 2163 2125 2152 |
| NT (ITC 69) | |
| NRT | 1113 |
| DWT | 626 |
| Displacement Tonnage | |
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| Main engines | 1x MAK 9-cyl (1982) 1x B&W 850-VF-90-Diesel (1952) |
| Power | 3670 hp (1982) 2950 hp (1952) |
| Propulsion | 1x propeller |
| Aux. Engines | |
| Bow thrusters | |
| Stern Thrusters | |
| Rudders | |
| Speed | 18 knots (1982) 15,5 knots (1952) |
| Stabilizers | |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| Ballast | |
| Fuel | |
| Fresh Water | |
| Lifeboats | 5 |
| Liferafts | |
| Passenger decks | 5 |
| Cargo decks | 1 |
| Decks | 5 |
| Passenger elevators | 0 |
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| Classification Company | Det Norske Veritas |
| Classification | |
| Ice class | 1C |