Date set

Well the date has been confirmed, I join the ship on 1/11/11 in Immingham (near Hull). The ship is the RRS Ernest Shackleton ( as seen in photo above). It is primarily the logisitcs ship for the BAS but is also involved in scientific research..
Length 80m
Beam 17m
Draught 6.15m
Ice Class DNV ICE-05
Installed power: 2 x Bergen Diesel BRM 6 each 2550 kW
Propulsion: Thrusters : 816 Hp x 3 + 1088 Hp x 1 + 1 Azimuth 1088 Hp
Speed: 11 kn (20 km/h), max: 14 kn (26 km/h)
Range: 40,000 nmi (74,000 km)
Endurance: 130 days
Complement: 72 including crew


The Trip will be from Immingham- Portsmouth- Madeira- Cape Town- Various Antarctic stations- Port Stanley- Portsmouth.


Aproximately 6 months duration