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A British submarine expedition to the North Pole, 1976

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Peter Wadhams
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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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Field Work
Information
Polar Record , Volume 18 , Issue 116 , May 1977 , pp. 487 - 491
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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