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.
Biography
Colin Archer designed a dozen sailing ships, but more were built as several were built from the same drawing. The ships were mostly three masted barks. Most of them were built at different yards on the south coast, but i 1874 he became part owner in a shipyard in the Larvik fjord where foor ships were built. The yard did also a lot repair work and especially conversion and outfitting for polar expeditions.
The most notable single ship built by Colin Archer was the Fram, built 1892, which participated in Fridtjof Nansen's expeditions to the North Pole and, later, in Roald Amundsen's historic first expedition to the South Pole. Fram is now preserved in the Fram Museum on Bygdøy, Oslo, Norway.
Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
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| Colin Archer (webpage from Wikipedia) |
| A fairly long article about Colin Archer | Link |
Events
Locations
Objects Created
| Name | Type |
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| Fram |
Sea-going Vessel |