Photo taken at Port of Klaipeda (Lithuania) on September 02.2011.Owner: LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS Comp. - SEATTLE, WA,USA

GT: 6.471 t, DWT: 1.371 MT, Pass. cap. lower beds: 148 ; All berths: 162 ; Passenger decks: 7 ; 310 Passengers.
Length: 112,10 m.; Beam: 16,52 m. ; Main propulsion : 2 dieselengines make Normo-Bergen type( KVM-16) ; output: 2.354 kW.each - 2 Controllable pitch propellers ; Service speed: 14 knots ; Max. speed 17.5 knots ; Built: ULSTEIN VERFT AS - ULSTEINVIK, NORWAY ( Yard No. 176) as "MIDNATSOL" for Hurtigruten
; Conversion to expedition ship at: Astican Shipyard (Las Palmas - Canary Islands) ;

EX names: MIDNATSOL- (1982-2000) ;MIDNATSOL II- (2000-2003); LYNGEN- (2005-2007).
Name of ship : NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER (since 01-06-2008)

Sister ships: Ex. "Narvik" now "Gann and Vesteralen".