For other ships with the same name, see Bergensfjord (ship).
.jpg) MS Bergensfjord
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bergensfjord |
| Owner | Fjord Skibsholding IV A/S |
| Operator | Fjord Line |
| Port of registry | Hirtshals  Denmark |
| Ordered | 17 March 2010 |
| Builder | Stocznia Gdansk, Bergen Group Fosen |
| Yard number | 88 |
| Laid down | 27 May 2011 |
| Launched | 1 March 2013 |
| Acquired | 3 February 2014 |
| In service | April 2014 |
| Out of service | February to June 2023 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiseferry |
| Tonnage | 31,678 GT |
| Length | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Beam | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
| Draught | 6.35 m (20.8 ft) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Propulsion | LNG/MGO |
| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,500 passengers, 600 vehicles. |
| Crew | 70-100 |
MS Bergensfjord is a cruise ferry owned and operated by the Norwegian ferry operator, Fjord Line who use her on their Hirtshals - Langesund route. The ship was ordered in March 2010, launched in March 2013 and then delivered to Fjord Line on 3 February 2014, Bergensfjord is the sister of the 2013 built Stavangerfjord. Like her sister, she ran exclusively on liquefied natural gas from 2013 to 2022, when the 2021–2023 global energy crisis increased LNG price to uneconomic levels, and Fjord decided to replace the LNG-only engines with dual-fuel engines.
References
- "Fjord Line ferries: 100% LNG". Fleets and Fuels. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- Bankes-Hughes, Lesley. "EUROPE: Fjord Line switching LNG-fuelled vessels to dual fuel engines". Bunkerspot - Independent Intelligence for the Global Bunker Industry.