‘Will make a good Admiral’: a reassessment of Captain Scott's naval career
ABSTRACT In his book Scott and Amundsen (1979) Roland Huntford described Captain Robert Falcon Scott R.N. as ‘not well thought of in the Service’ and ‘an obscure, rather dull torpedo lieutenant with mediocre prospects’. A myth has subsequently arisen that Scott was forced into Antarctic exploration...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247413000697 2024-03-03T08:37:20+00:00 ‘Will make a good Admiral’: a reassessment of Captain Scott's naval career Lewis, George May, Karen 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247413000697 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247413000697 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 51, issue 2, page 111-129 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247413000697 2024-02-08T08:30:41Z ABSTRACT In his book Scott and Amundsen (1979) Roland Huntford described Captain Robert Falcon Scott R.N. as ‘not well thought of in the Service’ and ‘an obscure, rather dull torpedo lieutenant with mediocre prospects’. A myth has subsequently arisen that Scott was forced into Antarctic exploration as his only route to naval promotion. In reality, Scott was an extremely able officer held in high regard by his naval contemporaries; he was on course for promotion to flag rank (rear-admiral and above) had he not taken up polar exploration; and his primary motivation for polar work was financial support for his family. In addition to a chronological account of Scott's career, this article will present his Admirals’ reports in full. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Roland ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-65.067,-65.067) Polar Record 51 2 111 129 |
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ABSTRACT In his book Scott and Amundsen (1979) Roland Huntford described Captain Robert Falcon Scott R.N. as ‘not well thought of in the Service’ and ‘an obscure, rather dull torpedo lieutenant with mediocre prospects’. A myth has subsequently arisen that Scott was forced into Antarctic exploration as his only route to naval promotion. In reality, Scott was an extremely able officer held in high regard by his naval contemporaries; he was on course for promotion to flag rank (rear-admiral and above) had he not taken up polar exploration; and his primary motivation for polar work was financial support for his family. In addition to a chronological account of Scott's career, this article will present his Admirals’ reports in full. |
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