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TERRA NOVA bed plaque
Brass plaque mounted on wooden frame. Reads 'ENDOWED BY / MR & MRS PERCY MILES, / IN MEMORY OF / THE LATE COMMANDER PENNEL / OF THE "TERRA NOVA" / - 1917. -'
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
1997.201/2
Acquisition
Collected officially, 29/10/1997
Measurements
Length
(mm): 347
Width
(mm): 495
Height
(mm): 28
Material
brass
wood
Location
In store
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