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TERRA NOVA leaving Cardiff, 1910, glass negative
View showing bow of vessel.
S.Y. TERRA NOVA. Auxiliary barque of 764 tons, was built by Messrs Alexander Stephens and Sons, Dundee in 1884 for the whaling trade. Although nearly thirty years old at the time of Captain Scott's expedition, she was chosen for it because of her suitability for work in the Antarctic ice. Her beams were fourteen ins thick, her bows were nine feet of solid wood, and her stem was sheathed with iron plating.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1998.257/4
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Scott, Robert Falcon (Capt)
Association Type: associated person
Date: 1910
Acquisition
Donation, 9/10/1998
Measurements
Length
(mm): 82
Width
(mm): 108
Techniques
glass negative
negative
Material
glass
Location
In store
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