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She can't get through thick consolidated sea ice, but that occurs very infrequently in the Antarctic summer itinerary of a supply ship, so for most of the time, simply avoiding the heavy stuff is sufficient. The James Clark Ross was built at Swan Hunters shipyard Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and launched on the 1st of December 1990. She was built specifically for the British Antarctic Survey. Each year she leaves the UK for the Antarctic laden with supplies for British Antarctic and sub-Antarctic bases. She stays in the southern ocean for the austral summer carrying out oceanographic and biological survey work in between supplying and re-supplying the bases and moving personnel around. Before the start of the Antarctic winter, she heads back to the UK again returning equipment, garbage to be disposed of and last but by no means least, returning Antarctic base members who have been away from the UK from just a few months to nearly two and a half years.
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The
James Clark Ross is an Antarctic supply and survey ship belonging to
the British Antarctic Survey. She is ice strengthened, rather than being
an ice breaker and represents a typical compromise solution for the
resupply of Antarctic bases and for ship-based scientific work.
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