The Work of the William Scoresby , 1930–32
The Royal Research Ship William Scoresby left England in November 1930 and returned to Falmouth on June 1, 1932. On this, her third commission, she carried out successfully three items of work on the Discovery Committee's programme: surveys of the southern whaling grounds, of the Humboldt Curre...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1932
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400029946 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400029946 |
| Summary: | The Royal Research Ship William Scoresby left England in November 1930 and returned to Falmouth on June 1, 1932. On this, her third commission, she carried out successfully three items of work on the Discovery Committee's programme: surveys of the southern whaling grounds, of the Humboldt Current, and of the Falkland Islands fishery grounds. Her total complement of twenty-one included two scientific and five other officers and on recent cruises she has worked 351 stations. Mr E. R. Gunther was in charge of the scientific work, with Commander T. A. Jolliffe, R.N. (Ret.), in executive command. |
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