The Endurance
Built in Norway in 1912, Endurance is known as the ship who sank in pack ice in 1915 and was discovered nearly 107 years later in 2022.
Built in Norway in 1912, Endurance is known as the ship who sank in pack ice in 1915 and was discovered nearly 107 years later in 2022.
Built in Norway in 1912, Endurance is known as the ship who sank in pack ice in 1915 and was discovered nearly 107 years later in 2022.
Dimensions
Hull: 25.5in
Overall length: 30.5in (Bowsprit included)
Width: 5.5in
Height: 25.2in
About the Endurance
Endurance was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship, originally named Polaris, was built at Framnæs shipyard and launched in 1912 from Sandefjord in Norway. After her commissioners could no longer pay the shipyard, the ship was bought by Shackleton in January 1914 for the expedition, which would be her first voyage. A year later, she became trapped in pack ice and finally sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica on 21 November 1915. All of the crew survived her sinking and were eventually rescued in 1916 after using the ship's boats to travel to Elephant Island and Shackleton, the ship's captain Frank Worsley, and four others made a voyage to seek help.
The wreck of Endurance was discovered on 5 March 2022, nearly 107 years after she sank, by the search team Endurance22. She lies 9,869 feet (3,008 m; 1,645 fathoms) deep, and is in good condition. The wreck is designated as a protected historic site and monument under the Antarctic Treaty System.
