ice-breaker
ice n [The _Terra Nova_] was built at Dundee, Scotland, in 1884.Her first trip to the Antarctic was in 1904.The British Admiralty fitted out a relief expedition [for Scott and Shackleton],and chartered the _Terra Nova_ as the roughest and toughest ice breaker to be had. The _Terra Nova_ brought Scot...
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| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36655 |
| Summary: | ice n [The _Terra Nova_] was built at Dundee, Scotland, in 1884.Her first trip to the Antarctic was in 1904.The British Admiralty fitted out a relief expedition [for Scott and Shackleton],and chartered the _Terra Nova_ as the roughest and toughest ice breaker to be had. The _Terra Nova_ brought Scott and Shackleton back in 1905.In 1914 Bowring Brothers bought her from the Admiralty, and ever since then she has been a Newfoundland sealer. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin '75 JH 2/76 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 24 Mar 2015 |
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