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Colin Archer
Archer c. 1893
Born(1832-07-22)22 July 1832
Larvik, Norway
Died8 February 1921(1921-02-08) (aged 88)
Larvik, Norway
OccupationShipbuilder
SpouseKaren Sophie Wiborg
Children5
AwardsOrder of St. Olav

Colin Archer (22 July 1832 – 8 February 1921) 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.[1][2]

He was born at Tollerodden in Larvik, Norway, where he also had his own house built and his boatyard.

  1. ^ Stein Ove Erikstad. "Colin Archer". Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Jack Vogelaar (1996). "The story of Colin Archer". archive.is. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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