Model, of SS Discovery

This wooden model represents 'SS Discovery', an auxiliary barque used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott in his explorations of the Antarctic in 1901-4. A barque was a three to five-masted vessel, square-rigged on all except the aftermast, which was fore-and-aft rigged. The model is built to a scale of 1:480.

Discovery was specially built for the expedition by the Dundee Shipbuilding Company. Her hull was built of thick wooden planks and frames to withstand the rigours of Antarctic exploration.

The British Antarctic Expedition was organised by a joint committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society. It explored the Ross Sea and travelled further south then ever before.

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Online ID:	000-180-001-204-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1932.L.411
Date:	Model: Between 1901 and 1932; Original: 1901
Material:
Dimensions:	5.25" H x 11.00" x 4.50"
What:	Ship / model
Subject:
Who:	S.S. Discovery
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Description:	Model of the S.S. Discovery
References:	Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 90.
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