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RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf
History
United Kingdom
NameJames Clark Ross
NamesakeJames Clark Ross
OperatorBritish Antarctic Survey
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Launched1 December 1990 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
HomeportStanley, Falkland Islands
Fatein service
Notes[1][2][3]
General characteristics
TypeResearch vessel
Tonnage5,732 GT
Displacement7,767 tonnes (loaded)
Length99.04 m
Beam18.85 m
Draught6.30 m
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • Single shaft (8,500 shp); fixed pitch propeller
  • Azimuthing bow and stern thrusters (10 tons and 4 tonnes of thrust, respectively)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance57 days
Capacity
  • 1,500 cubic metres of general cargo
  • 250 tonnes of bulk aviation fuel
  • 300 tonnes of diesel fuel.
Complement11 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

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Technical Data - RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  2. ^ "BAS Public Information Leaflet - Ships". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  3. ^ Mike Gloistein. "RRS James Clark Ross". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
  4. ^ "RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2007.