Luigi di Savoia had purchased the Norwegian whaler Jason on his own - originally a brig with a pole - which, after the transformation into a schooner and the reinforcement of the hull to better resist the pressure of the ice, had renamed the Polar Star and hoisted the national flag. Nine Norwegian sailors experienced in Arctic pack navigation completed the crew.
The Jason, launched in 1881 in Sände Fjord, had the dimensions of 48,5x8,75x5,5 m, a capacity of 600 t and was used for the hunting of seals) with the participants in the expedition to the North Pole led by Lieutenant Luigi of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi. First stop Arcangelo, a fishing port of the White Sea on the estuary of the Dvina River.
Source: Military Navy
