Fram (ship)

The Fram ("Forward") is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. It was used 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 that expedition, the plan was to freeze the Fram into the Arctic ice sheet and float with it over the North Pole.

Fram (ship) Media

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  Engineering drawing Fram. Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway.

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  The prow of Fram, as seen in the Fram Museum in 2010

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  Fram in port, circa 1900

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  For Amundsen's South Pole expedition, Fram was fitted with this diesel engine

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  Scottish–Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer designed the ship

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  Model of the Fram 1898-1902 at the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway. Model by Colin Archer.