MS Lofoten
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MS
Lofoten is a passenger vessel built in 1964, currently operated by Hurtigruten
in Norway
. The ship is currently the second oldest vessel operated by the company, after MS Nordstjernen
, and operates cruises around the coast of Norway and sometimes in the Svalbard
archipelago. The vessel was protected in 2000 by the Norwegian Director General of Historic Monuments to preserve Norway's cultural heritage. She has been refitted several times, in 1895, 1995 and most recently in 2004.
Motor ship
A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. The name of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV or M/V.- See also :...
Lofoten is a passenger vessel built in 1964, currently operated by Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The ship is currently the second oldest vessel operated by the company, after MS Nordstjernen
MS Nordstjernen
MS Nordstjernen is a Hurtigruten vessel constructed in Hamburg, Germany in 1956, and is currently the oldest operational ship in the Hurtigruten fleet. She was extensively refitted in 1980 and continues to sail on cruises to the Svalbard archipelago. In 2010 she operated continuously on the...
, and operates cruises around the coast of Norway and sometimes in the Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
archipelago. The vessel was protected in 2000 by the Norwegian Director General of Historic Monuments to preserve Norway's cultural heritage. She has been refitted several times, in 1895, 1995 and most recently in 2004.