Nathaniel B. Palmer (icebreaker)
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 Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, serving the National Science Foundation. |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Name: | RV Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Namesake: | Nathaniel Palmer |
| Owner: | National Science Foundation |
| Operator: | Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc. |
| Builder: | Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc. |
| Yard number: | 137[1] |
| Launched: | 1992 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9007257[1] MMSI Number: 200155768 |
| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | GT 6174 |
| Length: | 93.9 m (308 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Depth: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
Main propulsion: 12,720 hp (9,485 kW) |
| Endurance: | 75 days |
| Complement: | 72 |
| Crew: | 22 |
| Aircraft carried: | helicopter |
The Nathaniel B. Palmer is an ice-capable research ship in the service of the U.S. National Science Foundation. It is tasked with extended scientific missions in the Antarctic.[2][3] The vessel carries a helicopter and about four dozen scientists on expeditions that last for months.
The vessel is named after Nathaniel Palmer, the first American credited with sighting Antarctica.[2]
The vessel was purpose-built for the NSF by Edison Chouest Offshore, and was launched in 1992. Edison Chouest continues to own and operate the Palmer, but it is chartered by the NSF.
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- ^ a b "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_list?vessel_id_in=981475. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ a b "R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer". National Science Foundation. http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/support/nathpalm.jsp. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "Raytheon Polar Services Company". Raytheon. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070630075808/http://rpsc.raytheon.com/AboutRPSC/documents/RPSCbrochure.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
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- Research Vessels of the US Antarctic Program
- Current possition of RV Nathaniel B. Palmer
- News on the USAP Research Vessels in The Antarctic Sun
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