Noosfera (icebreaker)

	RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf
History
UK
Namesake	James Clark Ross
Operator	British Antarctic Survey
Builder	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Launched	1st December 1990 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Homeport	Stanley, Falkland Islands
Fate	in service
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type	list error: <br /> list (help); Royal Research Ship; Lloyds 100 A1 Ice Class 1A Super (Research/Survey/Cargo)
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); 5,732 tonnes (Gross); 7,767 tonnes (loaded)
Length	99.04 m
Beam	18.85 m
Draught	6.30 m
Propulsion	Diesel Electric, single fixed propeller, 8,500SHP (shaft horse power) Bow thruster, controllable 360°, 10 tonnes thrust Stern thruster, controllable 360°, 4 tonnes thrust
Speed	12 knots
Endurance	57 days
Capacity	list error: <br /> list (help); 1500 cubic metres of general cargo; 250 tonnes of bulk aviation fuel; 300 tonnes of diesel fuel.
Complement	11 Officers and 15 Crew and up to 50 Scientific Personnel

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RRS James Clark Ross is a supply and research ship operated by the British Antarctic Survey.

History

RRS James Clark Ross is named after the English explorer James Clark Ross.^[4] She replaced the RRS John Biscoe in 1991.

RSS James Clark Ross outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base 1st September 2010.

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