A British submarine expedition to the North Pole, 1976

In October 1976 HM nuclear submarine Sovereign was sent into the Arctic Ocean on a voyage to the North Pole. This was the second Royal Naval submarine deployment in the Arctic Ocean, the first being the voyage of the Dreadnought in 1971. Sovereign was accompanied by HM submarine Narwhal as far as 80...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Wadhams, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1977
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Arctic Basin
narwhal*
Polar Record
Scott Polar Research Institute
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000966
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400000966 2024-03-03T08:40:15+00:00 A British submarine expedition to the North Pole, 1976 Wadhams, Peter 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000966 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400000966 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 18, issue 116, page 487-491 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1977 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000966 2024-02-08T08:32:55Z In October 1976 HM nuclear submarine Sovereign was sent into the Arctic Ocean on a voyage to the North Pole. This was the second Royal Naval submarine deployment in the Arctic Ocean, the first being the voyage of the Dreadnought in 1971. Sovereign was accompanied by HM submarine Narwhal as far as 80°N, and within the Arctic Basin the submarine's track was flown over by a Canadian Argus maritime patrol aircraft. The Scott Polar Research Institute carried out a scientific programme from both vessels, with Dr P. Wadhams aboard Sovereign and V. A. Squire aboard Narwhal . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Basin Arctic Arctic Ocean narwhal* North Pole Polar Record Scott Polar Research Institute Cambridge University Press Arctic Arctic Ocean North Pole Polar Record 18 116 487 491
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description In October 1976 HM nuclear submarine Sovereign was sent into the Arctic Ocean on a voyage to the North Pole. This was the second Royal Naval submarine deployment in the Arctic Ocean, the first being the voyage of the Dreadnought in 1971. Sovereign was accompanied by HM submarine Narwhal as far as 80°N, and within the Arctic Basin the submarine's track was flown over by a Canadian Argus maritime patrol aircraft. The Scott Polar Research Institute carried out a scientific programme from both vessels, with Dr P. Wadhams aboard Sovereign and V. A. Squire aboard Narwhal .
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