 MSHenrik Ibsen in June 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | |
| Name | D/SStyrsö |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Gotenburg, Sweden |
| Builder | Eriksberg Mekaniske Verkstad,Gothenburg |
| Yard number | 133 |
| Launched | June 1907[1] |
| In service | 1907 |
| Out of service | 1992 |
| Fate | Sold, 1992 |
 Norway | |
| Name | Henrik Ibsen |
| Namesake | Henrik Ibsen |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Skien, Norway |
| Refit | 2009 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2021[update] |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Tonnage | 186 GT |
| Length | |
| Beam | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 3 to 6 |
MSHenrik Ibsen is a historic Norwegian diesel-powered ship built in 1907. Together with MSVictoria, it sails on theTelemark Canal inNorway betweenSkien andDalen in the summer. The ship was built byEriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad inGothenburg, Sweden in 1907 and named SSStyrsö. The ship was operated in theGothenburg archipelago until 1970, and after that she was used as charter ship. It is named afterHenrik Ibsen.
After being adapted to canal traffic, the ship arrived at Telemark Canal in 1992. She was renamed MSHenrik Ibsen after the former steamship SSHenrik Ibsen, which also operated on the Telemark Canal from 1907 to 1919. From 1999 until 2010 the ship was owned and operated by Skien Dalen Skipsselskap AS.
The ship was thereafter sold to the Telemarkskanalen Skipsselskap AS, owned by Thor Morten Halvorsen, who also ownsDalen Hotel. Upgrading of the ship was carried out at the Hansen & Arntzen shipyard inStathelle and by boatbuilder Geir Røvik inTønsberg. After a complete restoration new operations on the Telemark Canal began in mid-2010.
