Endurance
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Endurance was the wooden polar exploration ship commanded by Ernest Shackleton during his famed Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, remembered for being crushed by Antarctic pack ice and the crew’s remarkable survival story.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barquentine
ⓘ
polar exploration vessel ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ernest Shackleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam |
25 ft
ⓘ
7.6 m ⓘ |
| builder | Framnaes Mekaniske Vaerksted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | Sandefjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| crewEvacuation | crew abandoned ship onto sea ice ⓘ |
| crewSizeApproximate | 28 men ⓘ |
| designedFor | polar conditions ⓘ |
| draft |
15 ft
ⓘ
4.6 m ⓘ |
| expedition | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | crushed by pack ice ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullFeature |
heavily strengthened hull
ⓘ
rounded hull form to resist ice pressure ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1912-12-17 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of leadership and survival under extreme conditions ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
144 ft
ⓘ
43.9 m ⓘ |
| mottoSource | By endurance we conquer ⓘ |
| name | Endurance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | motto of Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
crushed and sunk without loss of life
ⓘ
trapped in Antarctic pack ice in 1915 ⓘ |
| originalName | Polaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerDuringExpedition | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired steam engine
ⓘ
sail ⓘ |
| riggingType | barquentine ⓘ |
| sankDate | 1915-11-21 ⓘ |
| sankLocation | Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankRegion | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| survivalOutcome | all crew survived the loss of the ship ⓘ |
| tonnage | 350 GRT ⓘ |
| usedFor | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wreckCondition | remarkably well preserved ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovered | true ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveryDate | 2022-03-05 ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveryLocation | Weddell Sea seafloor ⓘ |
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