RRS James Clark Ross

RRS James Clark Ross at Rothera wharf
History
United Kingdom
Name:	James Clark Ross
Namesake:	James Clark Ross
Operator:	British Antarctic Survey
Builder:	Swan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Launched:	1 December 1990 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Homeport:	Stanley, Falkland Islands
Fate:	in service
Notes:
General characteristics
Type:	Research vessel
Tonnage:	5,732 GT
Displacement:	7,767 tonnes (loaded)
Length:	99.04 m
Beam:	18.85 m
Draught:	6.30 m
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric Single shaft (8,500 shp); fixed pitch propeller Azimuthing bow and stern thrusters (10 tons and 4 tonnes of thrust, respectively)
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance:	57 days
Capacity:	1,500 cubic metres of general cargo 250 tonnes of bulk aviation fuel 300 tonnes of diesel fuel.
Complement:	11 Officers and 15 Crew and up to 50 Scientific Personnel

RRS James Clark Ross is a supply and research ship operated by the British Antarctic Survey.

RRS James Clark Ross is named after the English explorer James Clark Ross. She replaced the RRS John Biscoe in 1991.

RRS James Clark Ross outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base 1 September 2010.

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