{{Infobox ship <!-- commercial vessels --> |infobox_caption= <!-- keywords: yes, nodab; or caption text --> |display_title= MS ''Solfjord''

|section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Torget Brønnøysund.jpg |image_size= |image_caption=''Torget'' in Brønnøysund in 2007 |image_alt= }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |name=*MS ''Leka'' (1963–92) *''Torget'' (1992–2022) *''Solfjord'' (2022–) |owner=*Rolf Østby (1963–92) *Torghatten Trafikkselskap (1992–2022) *Vidar Hop Skyssbåter (2022–) |operator= |registry=*Namsos (1963–92), {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway *Brønnøysund (1992–2022), {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway *Solund (2022–), {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway |route=*Skei–Gutvik Ferry (1963–92) *Brønnøysund–Sauren/Stortorgnes Ferry (1992–2022) |ordered= |builder=Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted |original_cost= |yard_number=23U |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=23 November 1963 |completed=1963 |christened=23 November 1963 |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service= |identification=*Call sign: LHJY *MMSI: 257010700 |fate= |status= |notes= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= |type=Vehicle and passenger ferry |tonnage=99 GT, 32 NT |displacement= |length= {{convert|23.18|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |beam= {{convert|7.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height= |draught= {{convert|2.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |draft= |depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |sail_plan= |power= 239 kW (375 hp) |propulsion= Caterpillar diesel engine |speed= {{convert|9|kn}} |capacity=*10 passenger car units *48 passengers |crew= |notes= }} }}

'''MS ''Solfjord''''' is a passenger and road vehicle ferry in service with Vidar Hop Skyssbåter since 2022. Built by Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted in 1963, she measures {{convert|23.18|m|sp=us}} long, {{convert|7.25|m|sp=us}} wide and has a gross tonnage of 99 metric tonnes. The motor ship has a capacity for 10 passenger car unit and 48 passengers.

Originally named '''MS ''Leka''''', she was built by Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted for Rolf Østby and was used as the first vessel on the Skei–Gutvik Ferry. She was sold to Torghatten Trafikkselskap in 1992, who put her into operation on the Brønnøysund–Sauren/Stortorgnes Ferry and named her '''MS ''Torget'''''. She was sold to Vidar Hop Skyssbåter in 2022, when she got her current name.

==Speficiations== The steel ship has a length of {{convert|23.18|m|ftin|sp=us}}, a width of {{convert|7.25|m|ftin|sp=us}},<ref name=ulstein>{{cite web |url=https://ulstein.com/references/yno-23u-leka |title=Yno 23U - Leka |publisher=Ulstein Group |accessdate=12 April 2026 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and a drought of {{convert|2.58|m|ftin|sp=us}}. She has a gross tonnage of 98 metric tonnes and a net tonnage of 32 metric tonnes.<ref name=nor>{{cite web |url=https://skipssok.sdir.no/#/vessel?vesselId=16180&search=SOLFJORD&register=nisnor |title=Fartøyet SOLFJORD — LHJY |publisher=Norwegian Maritime Authority |accessdate=11 April 2026 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Her Caterpillar<ref name=fjordfaehren>{{cite web |url=https://www.fjordfaehren.de/no1/leka1963.htm |title=Solfjord |last=Langes |first=W. |date=July 2026 |language=German |accessdate=11 April 2026}}</ref> diesel engine has a power rating of 239 kilowatts (375 hp).<ref name=ulstein /> giving her a cruise speed of {{convert|9|kn}}.<ref name=fjordfaehren /> She had a capacity for 10 passenger car units,<ref name=kommune /> and 48 passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vidarhop.no/vessel/mf-solfjord |title=MF Solfjord |publisher=Vidar Hop Skyssbåter |language=Norwegian |accessdate=11 April 2026}}</ref>

==History== The ship was ordered by Rolf Østby as the first vessel to operate the Skei–Gutvik Ferry in Leka Municipality, Norway.<ref name=kommune>{{cite web |url=https://www.leka.kommune.no/~/_f/p7/if7343ae8-4b04-4577-ad82-468a4c5bf8fc/19.pdf |title=Vedrørende anbudskriterier Foldapakken og konsekvenser for Leka-ferja (sambandet Skei-Gutvik). |last=Johansen |first=Per Helge |date=1 October 2019 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=11 April 2026}}</ref> Originally named MS ''Leka'', she was built by Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted in Ulsteinvik as build number 23U. Her port of registry while with Østby was Namsos.<ref name=nor /> By 1980, the route was carrying 16.368 vehicles and 42.943 passengers in a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b065.pdf |title=Statistisk fylkeshefte 1980 Nord-Trøndelag |publisher=Statistics Norway |page=130 |accessdate=11 April 2026 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> By then ''Leka'' was too small for her job, so Østby bought a larger ferry, MS ''Leka II''. ''Leka'' was retained as a reserve ferry and docked at Skei.<ref name=kommune />

Østby sold the ferry to Torghatten Trafikkselskap in 1992. They renamed the ship MS ''Torget'' on 21 December 1992, and moved her home port to Brønnøysund.<ref name=nor /> She was then put into the ferry service from Brønnøysund to Sauren and Stortorgnes.<ref name=fjordfaehren />

The ship was sold to Vidar Hop Skyssbåter on 31 January 2022, who named her MS ''Solfjord'' and moved her home port to Solund.<ref name=nor />

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Ferries of Norway Category:Ships built in Ulstein Municipality Category:1963 ships Category:Ships of Torghatten