RRS James Clark Ross
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| Image:IMG 0335-james-clark-ross.jpg RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf | |
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| Class and type: | Royal Research Ship Lloyds 100 A1 Ice Class 1A Super (Research/Survey/Cargo) |
| Named after: | James Clark Ross |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Wallsend on the River Tyne |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1st December 1990 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
| Status: | in service |
| Homeport: | Stanley, Falkland Islands |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 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: | 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 |
| Notes: | [1][2][3] |
The RRS James Clark Ross is a British Antarctic Survey supply and research ship, named after the English explorer James Clark Ross.[4] She replaced the RRS John Biscoe in 1991.
[edit] See also
- RRS Ernest Shackleton, another British Antarctic Survey Royal Research Ship.
- Ship's current position
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Technical Data - RRS James Clark Ross. British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ BAS Public Information Leaflet - Ships. British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Mike Gloistein. RRS James Clark Ross. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ RRS James Clark Ross. British Antarctic Survey. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
