RRS Discovery 1901

occupation:
Vessel
Nationality:
Scottish
born in:
Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

1901 - purpose-built survey ship built and launched at Dundee; commanded by Captain Robert Falcon Scott during the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic

1905 - sold

1923 - re-designated RRS (Royal Research Ship) Discovery

1929 - repurchased as a training ship

1979 - preserved as a museum ship in 1979 and returned to Dundee for the 'Discovery Point Antarctic Museum'

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