Nordenskjöld Expedition Members 1901–03
Expedition Members 1901 - 1903
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Norway
Carl Anton Larsen
Captain (1860-1924)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, Sweden.F. L. Andreassen
1. mate (1859)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenOle Johnsen Bjørnerud
Blacksmith (1868)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenOle Christian Wennersgaard
Navigator and Sailor (1881 - Died at Paulet Island 7. June 1903)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenToralf Grunden
Able seaman (1874)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenHoppets Vik/Hope Bay
Seven month overwintering at Hope Bay
Arrive at Snow Hill Island on 16th October 1903H. J. Haslum
2. mate (1859 or 1856?)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenOle Jonassen
Dogsledge driver (1874)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, Sweden
Snow HillAnders Karlsen
1. engeneer (1864) (or Swedish?)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenGeorg Karlsen
2. engeneer (1883) (or Swedish?, Son of Anders Karlsen)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenAnton Olsen Ula
Boatswain (1861)
Joined the Antarctic the 16th of October 1901 from Gothenburg, SwedenOle Martin Olaus(s)en (Olansen?)
Carpenter, (1874 or 1880?)
Joined at UshuaiaAble seaman (April 24th 1881 - Jan 27th 1959)
Joined the Antarctic the 22nd July from Port StanleyMartin (or Marius) Tofte
Able seaman (1852)
Joined the Antarctic the 22nd July 1902 at Port Stanley
Sweden
Research
Otto Nordenskjöld
Expedition leader (1869 - 1928)Johan Gunnar Andersson
Geologist (1874–1960)
Joined at the Falkland Islands March 1902.
Seven month overwintering at Hope Bay
Arrive at Snow Hill Island on 16th October 1903Karl Andreas Andersson
Zoologist (1875-1968)Carl Skottsberg
Botanis (1880-1963)Samuel August Duse
Cartographer (1873)
Joined at Falmouth, England
Seven month overwintering at Hope Bay
Arrive at Snow Hill Island on 16th October 1903Gösta Bodman
Meteorologist and hydrographer (1875-1960)Erik Ekelöf
Medical officer and bacteriologist (1875-1936)Axel Ohlin
Professor of Zoology and Geology (1867-1903)
Had to return to Sweden in 1902 because of illness, did not make the trip
Ship Crew
Axel Andersson - Cook (1876) (Snow Hill)
Wilhelm Jönsson Holmberg - Coalman (1875)
Carl Johan(s)son - Coalman (1879)
Axel R. Reinholdz - 3. mate (1873)
G. F. Schönbeck (Schönbäck) - Steward (1879)
H Åkerlund - Cook (1870)
Gustaf Åkerlundh ?? - able seaman (1883) (Snow Hill)
Jan Eggelin - Seaman, fired in Port Stanley 14th July 1902
Harald Eggelin - Seaman, fired 15th July 1902 (Jan Egglins brother)
Argentina
José María Sobral
sub-lieutenant, assisted in various scientific work (1880 – 1961)
Joined at Buenos Aires
America
Frank Wilbert Stokes - Landscape Painter (joined at Buenos Aires)
John Aitken (falklender) able seeman (1880) (Joined 24nd July 1902 from Port Stanley - Signed off in Buenos Aires)
Franck Jenner (british) able seaman (1880) (Joined 24nd July 1902 from Port Stanley - Signed off in Buenos Aires)
7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924
Captain of the "Antarctic"
He was a Norwegian Antarctic explorer, who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fossils, for which he received the Back Grant from the Royal Geographical Society. In December 1893 he became the first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf which was subsequently named after him.Larsen is considered the founder of the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at Grytviken on the British-administered island of South Georgia. In 1910, after some years' residence on South Georgia, he took British citizenship. The Norwegian whale factory ship C.A. Larsen was named after him.
Later he captained the ship Antarctic, as part of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04. During this mission some of his crew wintered for 10 months at Snow Hill Island, and after his ship was crushed by ice and sank, he and his crew spent the winter of 1903 on Paulet Island, surviving on penguins and seals before being rescued by the Argentine corvette ARA Uruguay.
2 augusti 1873, februari 1933
Cartographer
Book: Bland pingviner och sälar
Book: Min vän Grundens historier.
3 July 1874 – 29 October 1960
Geologist.
He participated in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901 to 1903 (on the ship Antarctic).
Carl Skottsberg
1 December 1880 – 14 June 1963
Botanist.
From 1901 to 1903 Skottsberg served as official botanist to the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901 to 1903 on the ship Antarctic. On his return to Sweden, Skottsberg published (1905) the first comprehensive phytogeographic study of the flora of southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Later he led the Swedish Magellanic Expedition to Patagonia, 1907 to 1909.
April 14, 1880 – April 14, 1961
Sub-lieutenant, assisted in various scientific work. Joined at Buenos Aires.
Sobral was born in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. He joined the Swedish Antarctic Expedition on the ship Antarctic in Buenos Aires at the end of 1901, when the group headed by Otto Nordenskjöld asked the Argentine Government for supplies, to perform a series of meteorological, biological geological and geodesical studies.
The expedition arrived at Snow Hill Island at the Weddell Sea in 1902, where they were to spend one winter. But the ship that was to return to pick them up, the Antarctic, under command of Captain Carl Larsen, was crushed by the ice and sank, leaving the expedition to spend a second winter on Snow Hill Island, with no communication with the mainland or the Antarctic party, which was stranded and spent the winter in rough shelter on Paulet Island. A year later the Argentine corvette Uruguay rescued the survivors, including the Argentine officer.
Upon return to Argentina Sobral left the army and went to Sweden to study geology at the Uppsala University, where he doctored in 1913. In 1906 he married Swedish Elna W. Klingström, with whom he would have 9 children.
Antarctic (ship)
Antarctic was a Swedish steamship built in Drammen, Norway in 1871. She was used on several research expeditions to the Arctic region and to Antarctica through 1898-1903. In 1895 the first confirmed landing on the mainland of Antarctica was made from this ship.
On October 16, 1901 Antarctic now captained by Carl Anton Larsen left Gothenburg harbor on Nordenskjold’s Antarctic expedition. This would become the ship's last voyage.
The ship wrecking
After exploring parts of the South Shetland Islands the expedition continued through the Antarctic Sound towards the Antarctic Peninsula. On January 15, 1902 Hope Bay was discovered. In February Nordenskjöld chose Snow Hill Island as winter camp for part of the expedition. After all preparations were completed Antarctic left for the Falkland Islands.
After the winter the ship left the Falklands on November 5 heading back to the Antarctic Peninsula by way of Ushuaia for supplies. On December 29 Antarctic was trapped in pack ice near Hope Bay, and some of the crew was put ashore.
Antarctic later broke free and continued towards Paulet Island; on the way the ship once again was trapped in pack ice on January 3, 1903. On February 3 the ship again broke free but was now damaged and leaking. Captain Larsen now intended to beach Antarctic on Paulet Island, but the ship was too damaged and sank about 40 km (25 mi) off the coast on February 12, 1903.
In November all crewmembers (including Carl Skottsberg, Johan Gunnar Andersson, José María Sobral and Frank Wilbert Stokes) were rescued by the Argentine corvette Uruguay captained by Julián Irízar.
In 1944 Johan Gunnar Andersson published a commemorative book Antarctic :Stolt har hon levat Stolt skall hon dö – Antarctic: proud she lived proud she shall die.
The Antarctic Sound and Antarctic Haven in Greenland, as well as Antarctic Bay in South Georgia and the Antarctic Sound in Antarctica, were named after the ship.
Source: Wikipedia