First hybrid-powered expedition ship launched
The hybrid-powered Roald Amundsen was recently launched in Norway
The vessel will join the fleet this summer, while it sister ship, Fridtjof Nansen will be handed over in July 2019. Both vessels will be using a new and sustainable hybrid technology, delivered from Rolls-Royce, making fully electric propulsion on a passenger ship possible. They will be 140m long, 23.6m wide and have capacity for 530 passengers in 265 cabins.
In addition to the hybrid power solution, the vessels will have the latest automation and control systems, including the Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge, the first delivery of two azipull propellers using permanent magnet technology, two large tunnel thrusters, stabilisers, four Bergen B33:45 engines, winches and power electric systems.
The decision to invest in a hybrid solution is an important milestone in Hurtigruten’s goal of sailing fully electric expeditionary ships in the Arctic and Antarctic.
