Earth:RRS James Clark Ross

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Short description: Supply and research ship operated by the British Antarctic Survey


RRS James Clark Ross Rothera.jpg
RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf
History
UkraineUkraine
Name: Noosphere
Namesake: research in the Noosphere by Vladimir Vernadsky
Owner: National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
Operator: National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
Acquired: 2021
In service: August 2021[1]
Homeport: Odesa, Ukraine
Identification: IMO number: 8904496
Status: In service
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name: RRS 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
Out of service: March 2021
Homeport: Stanley, Falkland Islands
Identification:
Fate: Sold to National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
Status: Decommissioned
Notes: [2][3][4]
General characteristics
Type: Research vessel
Displacement: 7,767 tonnes (loaded)
Length: 99.04 m
Beam: 18.85 m
Draught: 6.30 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)
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance: 57 days
Capacity:
  • 1,500 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

Noosphere ( RRS James Clark Ross till 2021) is a polar supply and research ship operated by the National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine. Until 2021, she was operated by the British Antarctic Survey.

History

British Antarctic Survey

RRS James Clark Ross is named after the British explorer James Clark Ross.[5] She replaced the RRS John Biscoe in 1991.

In March 2018, RRS James Clark Ross was due to sample the marine life around the world's biggest iceberg, A-68, but was unable to reach the site due to sea ice conditions.[6]

After 30 years service, James Clark Ross was sold to the National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine, in August 2021.[7]

See also

Gallery

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Twitter - British Antarctic Survey". British Antarctic Survey. https://twitter.com/BAS_News/status/1428360353717514250. Retrieved 2021-09-08. 
  2. ↑ "Technical Data - RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070906154414/http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/research_ships/rrs_james_clark_ross/technical_data.php. Retrieved 2007-08-20. 
  3. ↑ "BAS Public Information Leaflet - Ships". British Antarctic Survey. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/publications/bas_ships.rtf. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  4. ↑ Mike Gloistein. "RRS James Clark Ross". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20080406042123/http://www.gm0hcq.com/james.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  5. ↑ "RRS James Clark Ross". British Antarctic Survey. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/research_ships/rrs_james_clark_ross/. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  6. ↑ Jonathan Amos (2 March 2018). "Mission to giant A-68 berg thwarted by sea-ice". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43257289. Retrieved 12 April 2018. 
  7. ↑ "RRS James Clark Ross sold". British Antarctic Survey. 19 August 2021. https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/rrs-james-clark-ross-sold. Retrieved 19 August 2021. 

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