NATHANIEL B. PALMER (Cinderella stamp)

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NATHANIEL B. PALMER (Cinderella stamp)

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:55 pm

From the Cinderella files – In 2006 a set of four miniature sheets, each
containing 4 stamps, were issued to commemorate Kiwipex 2006. Of the 16 stamps 6
show ships. 2 show a bulk carrier (AMERICAN TERN), two a Russian research ship
(AKADEMIK SHOKALSKIY) and one each a US Coast Guard icebreaker (USCGC POLAR SEA)
and a US research ship (NATHANIEL B PALMER).

In 1992, Edison Chouest Offshore Inc., Galliano, Louisiana, built and delivered
a 94-meter research ship with icebreaking capability for use by the U.S.
Antarctic Program for 10 years or more. The ship, Nathaniel B. Palmer, is a
first-rate platform for global change studies, including biological,
oceanographic, geological, and geophysical components. It can operate safely
year-round in Antarctic waters that often are stormy or covered with sea ice. It
accommodates 37 scientists, has a crew of 22, and is capable of 75-day missions.

The Nathaniel B. Palmer has continued to be based at Lyttelton although most of
her time is spent on research cruises mostly in the Ross Sea area although
sometimes as far afield as the Antarctic Peninsula during which she will base
herself at Punta Arenas.

The ship is named the Nathaniel B. Palmer to commemorate the American credited
with first seeing Antarctica. Nathaniel Brown Palmer, then 21 years old,
commanded the 14-meter sloop Hero, which on 16 and 17 November 1820 entered
Orleans Strait and came very close to the Antarctic Peninsula at about 63° 45'
S. Later in his life, Palmer also won wealth and fame as a pioneer clipper ship
master and designer.

Name: RV Nathaniel B. Palmer
Owner: National Science Foundation
Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc.
Builder: Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc.
Yard number: 137
Launched: 1992
Identification: IMO number: 9007257
MMSI Number: 200155768


Callsign: WBP3210
Status: in service
General characteristics
Tonnage: GT 6174
Length: 93.9 metres (308 ft)
Beam: 18.3 metres (60 ft)
Depth: 9.1 metres (30 ft)
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: 72
Crew: 22
Aircraft carried: helicopter

Sources: Wikipedia. http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/support/nathpalm.jsp.
http://www.usap.gov/vesselScienceAndOpe ... .cfm?id=20.
Source photograph of the vessel can be seen on a philatelic cover in the 1999
-2000 ANTARCTIC PACK ICE SEALS PROJECT section at
http://www.newzeal.com/steve/Ships/Palmer.htm. Other Cinderella items can be
found at :- http://www.newzeal.com/steve/antacind.html.
http://www.researchvessels.org/country/ ... /index.htm.


Peter Crichton

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