Noosfera (icebreaker)
Appearance
RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | James Clark Ross |
Namesake | James Clark Ross |
Operator | British Antarctic Survey |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
Launched | 1 December 1990 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
Homeport | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
Fate | in service |
Notes | [1][2][3] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Research vessel |
Tonnage | 5,732 GT |
Displacement | 7,767 tonnes (loaded) |
Length | 99.04 m |
Beam | 18.85 m |
Draught | 6.30 m |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Endurance | 57 days |
Capacity |
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Complement | 11 Officers and 15 Crew and up to 50 Scientific Personnel |
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.
See also
- RRS Ernest Shackleton, another British Antarctic Survey Royal Research Ship.
- James Ross Island
- Ship's current position
Gallery
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RRS James Clark Ross outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base 1 September 2010.
Footnotes
- ^ "Technical Data - RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "BAS Public Information Leaflet - Ships". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ Mike Gloistein. "RRS James Clark Ross". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2007.