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MS ''Finnmarken'' (call sign LLRY) is a Norwegian coastal ship owned and operated by Hurtigruten ASA. It was built in 2002 at Kværner Kleven, Ulsteinvik, Norway, and cost around 750 million Norwegian Kroner (nok). It was part of the Hurtigruten coastal route from 2002 to 2009. In 2010 it was leased as a hotel ship in Australia. The ship returned to Norway in 2012 and is now a part of the coastal route travelling between Bergen and Kirkenes. MS. Finnmarken is the third Hurtigruten ship with this name. Previous ships were DS “Finnmarken” from 1912 and MS Finnmarken from 1956, which is currently part of the Hurtigruten museum in Stokmarknes, Norway. ==History== Plans for a new ship began in 1999. OVDS signed a construction contract with Kleven shipyard in Ulsteinvik with an option for two sister ships. Kleven had also built Hurtiguten’s MS Nordkapp and MS Nordnorge. The ship was launched 15 September 2001. On 4 April 2002 the ship was christened by Transportation Minister Torild Skogsholm, and it began its maiden voyage on 6 April 2002 from Bergen and visited Orkney, the Hebrides, Dublin, Southampton, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stavanger. Finnmarken began its regular route along the Norwegian coast on 20 April 2002. During a storm on the night of 13 November 2004, MS Finnmarken suffered damage to an emergency exit hatch as a result of breakers. The ship began to take on water and the captain made the decision to return to Ålesund where the ship was repaired and continued on its way a day later.〔() Finnmarken returns to Norway〕 The ship was leased for use as a hotel ship in connection with the development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields in Western Australia. The contract was for 18 months with the option of extending the lease for an additional 18 months, and was worth 135 million AUD. While in Australia the ship was painted all white and the car decks were converted into laundries and changing rooms. Finnmarken’s return to Norway replaced MS Nordstjernen (built 1956). Before the ship returned to Norway, it was sent to Singapore in order to repaint and restore the ship to Norwegian standards. MS Finnmarken returned to Norway 16 February 2012 and began the regular route between Bergen and Kirkenes.〔http://hrghurtigruten.blogspot.no/2011/10/ms-finnmarken-back-on-norwegian-coast.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Finnmarken (2002)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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