“Fram” – (Norwegian for “Forward”) a polar schooner of the Norwegian expedition of F. Nansen and R. Amundsen. The schooner was built in 1892 in Larvik by one of the best Norwegian shipbuilders C. Archer on commission from F. Nansen and with his participation. The three-masted ship was designed specifically for scientific research and navigation in difficult ice conditions. It had a rounded shape, 70-cm-thick strong hull consisting of three skins. The schooner had the length of 39 m, the width of 11 m, the displacement of 402 tons, the power of the steam engine 220 horsepowers, and the draft of 3.75 m; the speed in calm waters was up to seven knots and there were eight boats, including two emergency ones. A small windmill was additionally installed on the schooner to generate electricity. The crew of the vessel was 13 people. In 1893 Nansen attempted to reach the North Pole drifting on ice. In September of the same year, “Fram” got frozen in the ice near the New Siberian Islands and...
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(2016). “Fram”. In: Zonn, I.S., Kostianoy, A.G., Semenov, A.V. (eds) The Eastern Arctic Seas Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia of Seas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24237-8_186
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