Fram
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Fram was a pioneering Norwegian polar exploration ship, specially designed for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions led by explorers such as Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fram (polar exploration ship) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian ship
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ polar exploration ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norwegian polar exploration history
ⓘ
attempt to reach the North Pole by drift ⓘ first successful South Pole expedition ⓘ |
| builtFor | polar exploration ⓘ |
| category |
Antarctic exploration ship
ⓘ
Arctic exploration ship ⓘ |
| city | Oslo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Fram Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Fram Museum, Oslo
|
| designer | Colin Archer ⓘ |
| designFeature |
reinforced bow for ice navigation
ⓘ
rounded hull to resist ice pressure ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Fram Museum ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader |
Fridtjof Nansen
ⓘ
Otto Sverdrup ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| homePort | Oslo ⓘ |
| hullType | wooden hull ⓘ |
| launched | 1892 ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Norwegian word "fram" meaning "forward" ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Antarctic expeditions
ⓘ
Arctic expeditions ⓘ |
| operator |
Fridtjof Nansen
ⓘ
Otto Sverdrup ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
sail
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| purpose | to drift with the polar ice pack ⓘ |
| record |
one of the northernmost voyages by a wooden ship
ⓘ
one of the southernmost voyages by a wooden ship ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1893 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Colin Archer Shipyard ⓘ |
| usedBy | Norwegian polar explorers ⓘ |
| usedInExpedition |
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Fridtjof Nansen’s Fram expedition 1893–1896
Otto Sverdrup’s Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902 ⓘ Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Fram (polar exploration ship)