Norwegian Hurtigruten Postcards - Page 5: Motorships 1982-1983



This is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Norwegian Coastal Express (Hurtigruten). This page covers the fourth generation of post-war motorships built between 1982-1983.

My thanks to Arild Steinsland for his assistance with this page.


New Hurtigruten Ships 1956-1964:-
Gann - ex-Narvik: 2006-
Lyngen (2) - TVDS: 2005-2007
Midnatsol (3) - TVDS: 1982-2005 Narvik - ODS/OVDS: 1982-2006 Vesterålen - VDS/OVDS: 1983-

Hurtigruten Pages:-
Hurtigruten - Header Page
Hurtigruten - Page 1 - Steamships 1893-1962
Hurtigruten - Page 2 - Motorships 1942-1950
Hurtigruten - Page 3 - Motorships 1951-1956
Hurtigruten - Page 4 - Motorships 1956-1964
Hurtigruten - Page 5 - Motorships 1982-1983 - this page!
Hurtigruten - Page 6 - New Generation Ships 1993-
Hurtigruten - 2005 Fleet
Hurtigruten - 2007 Fleet

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powered by FreeFind HurtigrutenMotorships 1982-1983 71: Midnatsol (3) TFDS: 1982-2005 Lyngen (2) TFDS: 2005-2007
Midnatsol was built for TFDS in 1982, and ran on the Hurtigruten until 2003 when she was laid up as Midnatsol II to release the name for the new Midnatsol (4). In 2005 she was renamed Lyngen (2) and is due to cruise in Greenland in the summer, and act as relief Hurtigrute in the winter allowing larger newer ships to cruise in warmer climes. It was announced in September 2007 that Lyngen had been sold to Lindblad Expeditions. Postcard of Midnatsol with open cargo deck Scan: Arild Steinsland Click to open larger image in new window Postcard of Midnatsol as rebuiltScan: Arild Steinsland Click to open larger image in new window Photograph of Lyngen on first visit to Kirkenes with this name. Photo: © Arild Steinsland, 29th September 2005. Photograph of Lyngen on first visit to Kirkenes with this name. Photo: © Arild Steinsland, 29th September 2005. Photograph of Lyngen on first visit to Kirkenes with this name. Photo: © Arild Steinsland, 29th September 2005. To-Foto postcard 2994 of Lyngen in Hurtigruten colours Click to open lager image in new window 72: Narvik ODS/OVDS: 1982-2006
Narvik was built in 1982 by Trondhjems MV, Aker Trondelag, Trondheim, for ODS (Ofotens Dampskipsselskap), but has operated with OVDS (Ofotens & Vesterålens Dampskipsselskap) since the merger of the two companies in 1988. As built in 1988, she had an open cargo deck aft. This was replaced with additional accommodation in 1988, rather spoiling her appearance. She originally had 166 berths only, increased to 306 after rebuilding, and tonnage increased from 4072gt to 6257gt. Narvik was sold in 2006. Additional images of Narvik ODS postcard of Narvik with open cargo deck Scan: Arild Steinsland Click to open larger image in new window To-Foto postcard 90-577 of Narvik
Photograph of Narvik as Gann Narvik was sold to Rogaland Sjøaspirantskole (seamens school for youngsters) who name all their vessels Gann. She was preceded with them by the Ragnvald Jarl of 1956, also renamed Gann. Photo: © www.gann.no Click to open larger image in new window 73: Vesterålen VDS/OVDS: 1983- Postcard of Vesterålen with open cargo deck in VDS colours. Scan: Arild Steinsland Click to open larger image in new window To-Foto postcard 89-409 of Vesterålen. To-Foto postcard 2984 of Vesterålen in Hurtigruten colours Click to open lager image in new window Hurtigruten-Header - Hurtigruten-2005 Fleet Hurtigruten-1 - Hurtigruten-2 - Hurtigruten-3 - Hurtigruten-4 - Hurtigruten-5 - Hurtigruten-6 Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcards Top of Page - Simplon Postcards-Recent Updates - Simplon Postcards-Home Page ©1999-2013 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved Free Web Counter Times viewed since 14/05/2007: