RRS Bransfield

RRS Bransfield
History
United Kingdom
NameRRS Bransfield
NamesakeEdward Bransfield
OperatorBritish Antarctic Survey
Port of registryPort Stanley, Falkland Islands
RouteAntarctic Research and Logistics
BuilderRobb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd, Leith
Yard number508
Launched4 September 1970 by Lady Joyce Fuchs, wife of the then Director of the Survey
Identification
FateSold to GC Rieber Shipping in 1999
RenamedIgenpearl in October 1999
Fatebroken up in Mumbai in 2000
General characteristics
Class & type
TypeIce Strengthened, steel hull
Tonnage4,816 GT, 1,577 NT
Length325 ft (99 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
Draught22 ft (6.7 m)
Ice classLloyds 100 A1 Ice Class 1*
Installed power
  • Diesel-electric 5000 SHP
  • 6400 bhp per engine
Propulsionsingle variable-pitch propeller
Speed
  • 13.25 knots (2 engines)
  • 10.75 knots (1 engine)
Endurance
  • 55 days (2 engines)
  • 90 days (1 engine)
Capacity3450 m3
Complement24 crew; 13 officers; 58 expeditioners
Notes

RRS Bransfield was an ice-strengthened cargo vessel, purpose-built for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

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