''Noosfera'' () 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
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of list of global issues, global issues, and to provide an active prese ...
and named RRS ''James Clark Ross''.
History
British Antarctic Survey
RRS ''James Clark Ross'' was constructed at
Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in Wallsend, UK and was named after the British explorer
James Clark Ross.
She replaced the in 1991. She
was launched by Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
1 December 1990.
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.
After 30 years' service, ''James Clark Ross'' was sold to the
National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine, in August 2021.
Gallery
File:RRS James Clark Ross.jpg, ''James Clark Ross'' outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base 1 September 2010
See also
*
Vernadsky Research Base
* , a former British Antarctic Survey
Royal Research Ship.
* , a new Royal Research Ship which entered service in 2021.
*
James Ross Island
James Ross Island () is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel.
Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–so ...
Footnotes
History of Antarctica
Hydrography
Icebreakers of the United Kingdom
Oceanographic instrumentation
Research vessels of the United Kingdom
1990 ships
Ships built by Swan Hunter
Ships built on the River Tyne
British Antarctic Survey
Icebreakers of Ukraine
Research vessels of Ukraine
Ukraine and the Antarctic
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