As part of the Northwest Passage Project, the expedition is visiting sites of cultural and historic significance. Yesterday, the NPP team visited Beechey Island, a site of great historic interest. The Franklin Expedition, while searching for a Northwest Passage, spent the winter on Beechey Island in 1845, before the expedition vanished. Three members of the Franklin expedition are buried on Beechey Island. The Franklin Expedition’s presence on Beechey Island was discovered in 1851, but little else about the expedition’s fate was known until more recently. In 2014 the wreck of the expedition ship HMS EREBUS was found, followed in 2016 by the wreck of the other expedition vessel, HMS TERROR. Scientists and student teams will be conducting a wide range of research activities to fill critical data gaps in Arctic ocean science. Learn more at: https://northwestpassageproject.org
Icebreaker ODEN - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oden_icebreaker
Type:Icebreaker
Tonnage: 9,438 GT 4,906 DWT
Displacement: 11,000–13,000 tonnes
Length:107.8 m (354 ft)
Beam: 31.0 m (101.7 ft) (max) 25.0 m (82.0 ft) (amidships)
Draft: 7.0–8.5 m (23.0–27.9 ft)
Depth: 12 m (39 ft)
Ice class: DNV POLAR-20
Installed power: 4 × Sulzer 8ZAL4OS (4 × 4,500 kW)
Propulsion: 2 × LIPS CPP
Speed: 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h; 18.4 mph) (open water) 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (1.9 m (6.2 ft) level ice)
Range: 30,000 nautical miles (56,000 km; 35,000 mi) at 13.0 knots (24.1 km/h; 15.0 mph)
Endurance: 100 days
Capacity: 65 passengers 40 TEU
Crew: 15
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1608810.
Icebreaker ODEN - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oden_icebreaker
Type:Icebreaker
Tonnage: 9,438 GT 4,906 DWT
Displacement: 11,000–13,000 tonnes
Length:107.8 m (354 ft)
Beam: 31.0 m (101.7 ft) (max) 25.0 m (82.0 ft) (amidships)
Draft: 7.0–8.5 m (23.0–27.9 ft)
Depth: 12 m (39 ft)
Ice class: DNV POLAR-20
Installed power: 4 × Sulzer 8ZAL4OS (4 × 4,500 kW)
Propulsion: 2 × LIPS CPP
Speed: 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h; 18.4 mph) (open water) 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (1.9 m (6.2 ft) level ice)
Range: 30,000 nautical miles (56,000 km; 35,000 mi) at 13.0 knots (24.1 km/h; 15.0 mph)
Endurance: 100 days
Capacity: 65 passengers 40 TEU
Crew: 15
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1608810.