Nathaniel B. Palmer (icebreaker)
Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, serving the National Science Foundation.
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| Name: | R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Namesake: | Nathaniel Palmer |
| Owner: | Offshore Service Vessels LLC |
| Operator: | Lockheed Martin Antarctic Support Contract |
| Builder: | North American Ship Building |
| Yard number: | 137 |
| Launched: | 1992 |
| In service: | 1992 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | ABS A1, AMS, E, ACC |
| Type: | Research vessel |
| Tonnage: | 6,174 GT |
| Length: | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Beam: | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Depth: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Ice class: | A2 |
| Installed power: | 4 x Caterpillar 3608 |
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| Endurance: | 75 days |
| Complement: | 69 |
| Crew: | 22 |
| Aircraft carried: | helicopter |
The Nathaniel B. Palmer is an ice-capable research ship owned by Offshore Service Vessels LLC, operated by Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc. and chartered by the United States National Science Foundation. The Nathaniel B. Palmer is tasked with extended scientific missions in the Antarctic. The Nathaniel B. Palmer was purpose-built for and delivered to the NSF by Edison Chouest Offshore's North American Shipbuilding facility in 1992.
The Nathaniel B. Palmer carries a helicopter, accommodates up to 37 scientists, has a crew of 22 and is capable of missions lasting up to 75 days.
The vessel is named after merchant mariner and ship builder Nathaniel Brown Palmer, credited by some historians with the discovery of Antarctica.
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