RRS
Discovery in
Antarctica
c.
1923
|
|
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Owner | Dundee Heritage Trust (since 1985) |
Builder | Dundee Shipbuilders Company, Dundee |
Laid down | 1900 |
Launched | 21 March 1901[1] |
Sponsored by | Lady Markham |
Christened | Lady Markham |
Status | Museum ship in Dundee, Scotland |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wooden barque; 1 funnel, 3 masts |
Tonnage | 736 GRT[2] |
Displacement | 1,570 tonnes[3] |
Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Propulsion | Coal-fired 450 hp (340 kW) steam engine and sail |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
Crew | 11 officers and 36 men |
RRS
Discovery in
Antarctica
c.
1923
|
|
History | |
---|---|
United Kingdom | |
Owner | Dundee Heritage Trust (since 1985) |
Builder | Dundee Shipbuilders Company, Dundee |
Laid down | 1900 |
Launched | 21 March 1901[1] |
Sponsored by | Lady Markham |
Christened | Lady Markham |
Status | Museum ship in Dundee, Scotland |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wooden barque; 1 funnel, 3 masts |
Tonnage | 736 GRT[2] |
Displacement | 1,570 tonnes[3] |
Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Propulsion | Coal-fired 450 hp (340 kW) steam engine and sail |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
Crew | 11 officers and 36 men |