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.

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Fram (polar exploration ship) 1

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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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Fram Museum namedAfter Fram
Fram Strait namedAfter Fram
this entity surface form: Fram (polar exploration ship)