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Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean Period map showing the regions traversed by the expedition [1]. Nansen's Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen to reach the geographical North Pole by harnessing the natural east–west current of the Arctic Ocean.
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 preserved as a museum ship at the Fram Museum in Oslo, Norway.
Nansen and Johansen's march to Farthest North, 80°20'N, and their subsequent retreat to Cape Flora in Franz Josef Land. February 1895 – June 1896 Nansen and Johansen's return to Vardø from Cape Flora, August 1896
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Map of the planned drift to the North Pole and beyond in Nansen's Fram expedition: Date: 12 October 2009: Source: Heavily modified version of File:Artide.svg. The line of the expected drift is drawn from Nansen's description contained in Nansen, Fridtjof: Farthest North Vol I pp. 21-24, Constable & Co., London 1897. Author: Dtbohrer: Other versions
The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are larger, and have more personnel and equipment than the Oslo-class frigates. Compared to the Oslo-class vessels, the new vessels are 35 meters longer, nine meters taller and two meters deeper below water. They are also five meters broader and have three times the water displacement of the old ships.
Medvedev accused the Oslo Carrier 3 of refusing to help when the ship was sinking. "A Norwegian-flagged vessel, Oslo Carrier 3, refused to take aboard distressed Russian sailors from Ursa Major as ...
A drawing, based on Nansen's photograph. Fridtjof Nansen's 1893–1896 expedition aboard the Fram attempted to reach the geographical North Pole by harnessing the natural east–west current of the Arctic Ocean. His custom-built vessel departed Christiania (today Oslo) on 24 June 1893 and sailed to the New Siberian Islands in the eastern Arctic ...