| Ship
name |
Length, Breadth, Draft, m |
Displacement |
Launched |
Design purpose |
Power |
Hull |
|
L'Astrolabe
|
|
380 tons |
1811 |
Naval corvette |
sail only |
Wooden |
|
Terror
|
31.1 x 8.2 x 3.8 |
325 tons |
1813 |
Shore bombardment |
sail only
(fitted with 20hp engine later) |
Wooden
original strengthening + extra for Antarctic |
|
Erebus
|
32 x 8.7 x 4.2
|
372 tons |
1826 |
Shore bombardment |
sail only
(fitted with 20hp engine later) |
Wooden
original strengthening + extra for Antarctic |
|
Nimrod
|
41.5 x 8.2 x 4.9 |
334 tons |
1865 |
Sealer |
60 nhp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Aurora
|
50.3 x 9.3 x 5.7 |
380 tons |
1876 |
Sealer |
98 nhp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Terra Nova
|
57 x 9.6 x 5.8 |
744 tons |
1884 |
Whaler |
140 nhp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Belgica
|
36 x 7.6 x 4.1 |
336 tons |
1884 |
Sealer |
30 nhp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Fram
|
39 x 11 x 4.8 |
402 tons |
1892 |
Arctic expedition |
220 hp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Discovery
|
52.1 x 10.3 x 4.8 |
485 tons |
1901 |
Antarctic expedition |
450 nhp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
Endurance
|
43.9 x 7.5 |
300 tons |
1912 |
Arctic tours |
350 hp |
Wooden
original strengthening |
|
James
Clark Ross
|
99 x 18.9 x 6.4 |
5,730 tonnes |
1990 |
Antarctic supply and research |
8,500 shp |
Steel
original strengthening |
|
Kapitan Khlebnikov
|
132.4 x 27.8 x 8.5 |
15,000 tonnes |
1980 |
Icebreaker |
24,200 hp |
Steel
original strengthening |
|
Yamal
|
150 x 30 x 11 |
23,455 tonnes |
1992 |
Nuclear icebreaker |
75,000 shp |
Steel
original strengthening |
