Fram

Description

Fram ("Forward") is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. It was designed and built by the Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer for Fridtjof Nansen's 1893 Arctic expedition in which the plan was to freeze Fram into the Arctic ice sheet and float with it over the North Pole.

Fram is said to have sailed farther north (85°57'N) and farther south (78°41'S) than any other wooden ship. Fram is preserved at the Fram Museum in Oslo, Norway.

Publications

Title	Publication Date	Description	Link
Fram (webpage from Wikipedia)		A short article on the Fram	Link
Nansen's Fram expedition (webpage from Wikipedia)		A starred article about the expedition	Link

Events

Name	Date
Contract signed to built the Fram	1891-06-09
Launching of the Fram	1892-10-06
Nansen's Fram Expedition sets out	1893-06-24
Fram returns from Nansen's expedition	1896-09-09
Fram sets sail for Funchal	1910-08-09
Fram reaches Hobart	1912-03-07

Expeditions

Name	Begin Date	End Date	Start Head Count	End Head Count
Nansen's Fram expedition	1893	1896	12	12
Amundsen's South Pole expedition	1910	1912	19

Locations

Eurasian Plate
Larvik, Norway

Creators

Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Short Biography
Colin Archer	1832	1921	a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder from Larvik, Norway. He was known for building safe and durable ships including the Fram used in both Fridtjof Nansen's and Roald Amundsen's polar expeditions.

Owners

Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Short Biography
Fridtjof Nansen	1861	1930	a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Operated By

Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Short Biography
Roald Amundsen	1872	1928	a Norwegian explorer of polar regions

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