MS Fram

History
MS Fram at Brown Station in Paradise Bay, Antarctica
Name	MS Fram
Operator	Hurtigruten
Port of registry	Tromsø, Norway
Builder	Fincantieri, Italy
Laid down	March 2006
Launched	18 November 2006^[1]
Christened	May 2007
Identification	IMO number: 9370018
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	12,700 GT
Length	114 m (374 ft 0 in)
Beam	20.2 m (66 ft 3 in)
Decks	Eight
Ice class	1B
Speed	13 knots (24.08 km/h; 14.96 mph)
Capacity	400 passengers 280 berths^[2]^[3]

MS Fram is a passenger vessel operated by the Norway-based Hurtigruten Group. The ship is named after the original Fram, the ship used by explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. The ship operates in the Arctic Ocean and around Greenland in the summer, and cruises around Antarctica at other times of the year.^[2]^[3] In December 2007, the ship lost power and struck a glacier in Antarctica, sustaining damage to the starboard side; the collision did not affect the ship's seaworthiness.^[4]

References

Notes

^ "Press Release: The "Fram" Launched in Molfacone". Fincantieri. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "MS Fram". Hurtigruten. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "MS Fram - Cruise Liner". Ship Technology. Ship technology.com. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
^ "Norwegian Cruise Ship Hits Iceberg in Antarctic". Fox News. Associated Press. December 29, 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

Bibliography

Saunders, Aaron (2013). Giants of the Seas: The Ships that Transformed Modern Cruising. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321724.
Smith, Peter C. (2014). Cruise Ships - The Small Scale Fleet: A Visual Showcase. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. ISBN 9781781592816.