Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Scandavian Ships of Exploration and Research

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Endurance — Norwegian barquentine, three-masted
Used by Sir Ernest Shackleton for the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Her original purpose was as an luxurious ice-capable steam yacht designed for polar conditions. She was one of the strongest wooden ship ever built. LAUNCHED: 1912, December 18 → FATE: Crushed by pack ice in the Weddell Sea in 1915.

Fram — Norwegian schooner
Used in expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers. Most likely she was the strongest ship ever built, having sailed farthest north and south than any other wooden ship. LAUNCHED: 1892 → FATE: Currently on display at the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway.

Gjøa — Norwegian sloop, square sterned
The first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. She reached San Francisco in 1906 where she was put on display, but slowly deteriorated until 1949 when she was refurbished. Then in 1972 she was returned to Norway. LAUNCHED: 1872 → FATE: On display at the Fram Museum in Bygdøy, Norway.

The number of Scandavian Ships of Exploration and Research listed is 3

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Fram (Norwegian schooner)

Scandavian Ships of Exploration and Research
1.	Fram Norwegian schooner
2.	Gjøa Norwegian sloop

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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Although submarines are usually called boats, they are grouped with ships here.

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