 RRS Bransfield
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RRS Bransfield |
| Namesake | Edward Bransfield |
| Operator | British Antarctic Survey |
| Port of registry | Port Stanley, Falkland Islands |
| Route | Antarctic Research and Logistics |
| Builder | Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd, Leith |
| Yard number | 508 |
| Launched | 4 September 1970 by Lady Joyce Fuchs, wife of the then Director of the Survey |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to GC Rieber Shipping in 1999 |
| Renamed | Igenpearl in October 1999 |
| Fate | broken up in Mumbai in 2000[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| Type | Ice Strengthened, steel hull |
| Tonnage | 4,816 GT, 1,577 NT |
| Length | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Ice class | Lloyds 100 A1 Ice Class 1* |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | single variable-pitch propeller |
| Speed |
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| Endurance |
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| Capacity | 3450 m3 |
| Complement | 24 crew; 13 officers; 58 expeditioners |
| Notes | [2][3][4] |
RRS Bransfield was an ice-strengthened cargo vessel, purpose-built for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
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- ^ "RRS BRANSFIELD - Yard No 508 - Antarctic Survey Vessel - N.E.R.C. - Built 1970". The Loftsman. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "History of RRS Bransfield". British Antarctic Survey. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "RRS Bransfield - Detailed Information". Dartcom. Retrieved 13 April 2009.