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MS Nordkapp outside Bergen
History
NameMS Nordkapp
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1997—2006: Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab
2006—present: Hurtigruten Group
OperatorHurtigruten
BuilderKleven Verft AS, Norway
Yard number265
Launched1996
In service1997
HomeportNarvik,  Norway
IdentificationIMO number 9107772
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCruiseferry
Tonnage11,386 tons
Length123.30m
Beam19.5m
Draught4.9m
Propulsion2 x MAK 6M552C diesel engines
Capacity691 passengers

The MS Nordkapp is a cruiseferry built in 1997 by Kleven Verft AS, Norway, for Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab for use in Hurtigruten ferry service along the coast of Norway. She is a sister ship of MS Nordnorge. During the Southern Hemisphere summer the Nordkapp makes cruises around Antarctica.

In January 2007, the vessel ran aground off Deception Island, part of the South Shetland Islands, but without reported injuries.

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