kids encyclopedia robot

Fram facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Fram ("Forward") is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. It was designed and built by the Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer for Fridtjof Nansen's 1893 Arctic expedition in which the plan was to freeze Fram into the Arctic ice sheet and float with it over the North Pole.

Images for kids

  • Fram 1893-1896 engineering drawing

    Engineering drawings

  • Framprow

    The prow of Fram, as seen in the Fram Museum in 2010.

  • Fram 1910-1912 Diesel Engine

    For Amundsen's South Pole expedition, Fram was fitted with this diesel engine.

  • ColinArcher

    Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer designed the ship.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fram para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Fram Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.