Colin Archer
Norwegian naval architect/shipbuilder of Scottish descent (1832-1921) · Norway · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88
Colin Archer was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder known for his seaworthy pilot and rescue boats and the larger sailing and polar ships. His most famous ship is the Fram, used for both Fridtjof Nansen's and Roald Amundsen's polar expeditions.
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Bust of Colin Archer in Larvik, Norway
Seal and whale hunting bark CASTOR. 135 feet built in Arendal 1886. Fitted with 75 hp steam engine. Lost off Greenland 1896.
Model ship LEON at Swedish museum, Sjöhistoriska museet.
Fram loaded heavily at the start on its first voyage 1893.
Pilot cutter Pitkäpaasi built 1898 as one of eight for the Finnish pilot department 1898-1903. Here pictured in Finland in 2011.
Model of RS 1 Colin Archer in the Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway
RS 1 Colin Archer as new in 1893. Later the boat was painted white.Awards
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Norway
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Deceased
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Lived 1832 to 1921 · aged 88
