
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:40
We sure hope we never need this ship on the Bay. Check out this great time-lapse of the icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer during your lunch break as it travels through the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Two months of sequences, condensed into less than five minutes, with a surprise at the end.
Here's some details on the ship itself:
Tonnage: 6,174 gross tons
Length: 94 m (308 ft)
Beam: 18.3 m (60 ft)
Draft: 6.8 m (22 ft)
Depth: 9.1 m (30 ft)
Installed power: 4 x Caterpillar 3608
Propulsion:
Main propulsion: 12,720 hp (9,485 kW)
Bow Thruster: 1,400 hp (1,040 kW)
Stern Thruster: 800 hp (600 kW)
Endurance: 75 days
Complement: 69
Crew: 22

