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Lindblad Explorer

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Registry #1 13021 (Norway) Registry #2 (Bahamas Registry) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1969 Lindblad Explorer Name 6
Name 2 1985 Society Explorer Name 7
Name 3 1992 Explorer (II) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1969 Place Helsinki Area Country Finlad
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 250' × 46' × 15'
Builder Nystad Varv Shipyard Measurement (metric) 72.9m x 14m x 8m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 3,800hp diesel engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain Hasse Nilsson (1984); Captain Heinz Aye (1988)
 
Owner(s)
In 1969 she was owned by K/S A/S Explorer, Norway. In 1972 she was owned by the United cRuising Co. Ltd. (Svenska Amerika Linien), Bahamas. In 1980 she was owned by Lindblad Swire Cruises Ltd., Panama. In 1982 she was owned by Salenia AB, Stockholm Sweden. In 1983 she was owned by Ferry Services, Curacoa N.A. In 1985 she was owned by Vienna International Ship Corp. (Discover Reederi).
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was built specifically for "expedition cruising," to take small groups of adventurous travelers to remote or inaccessible places. In 1984 under command of Hasse Nilsson, Master, the Bahamian-registered passenger cruise vessel transited on an East to West Transit of the Northwest Passage. this represented the first transit by a passenger vessel. this vessel was renamed as the Society Explorer, as a Bahamian-registered passenger cruise ship. In 1988 under her master, Heinz Aye, this vesselmade a West to East Transit of the Northwest Passage. this vessel was afloat in 2004.
 
References
MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia; medlem.spray.se/Kommandobryggan/SAL/lindblad.htm; college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_055500_lindbladexpl.htm
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