RRS Discovery, Dundee Photos

RRS Discovery (1901) was built for British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-4) lead by Capt. Robert Falcon Scott. It is now open as a museum ship along with Antarctic history.

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See Also:	Mid-Scotland & Fife Dundee, Scotland Verdant Works Museum, Dundee Maritime Museums & Historic Ships


RRS Discovery (1901) built for British National Antarctic Expedition of (1901-4) before V&A Museum of Design. Dundee, Scotland.	Mast of museum ship RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Penguin statue before RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Bow of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Bowsprit of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Masts of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Masts of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Masts of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Masts of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Rigging of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Ship's wheel & binnacles aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Ship's wheel & binnacle aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Binnacle aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Deck cabin aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Builders plaque by Dundee Shipbuilders Co Ltd. of Scotland (1901) for RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Portholes & builders plaque by Dundee Shipbuilders Co Ltd. of Scotland (1901) for RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Chart table & lanterns on bridge of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Engine-room telegraph on bridge of RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Deck objects aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Deck winch aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Deck passageway aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Mast & stacks aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Hull reinforced for ice with panting beams aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Hull reinforced for Antarctic ice aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Machinery aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Boilers aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Ship's block & tackle locker aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Galley aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Galley aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Galley with filtered water urn aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Mess deck where crew ate & slept aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Sick bay bunks aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	British National Antarctic Expedition plaque aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Officer's mess aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Officer's mess chairs aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Sideboard in officer's mess aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Kerosene lamp in officer's mess aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Stove & sideboards in officer's mess aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Scientific laboratory & darkroom aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Natural history workspace aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Officers' bedroom aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Capt. Scott's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Capt. Robert Falcon Scott's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Armitage's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Albert Armitage's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Skelton's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	Sir Reginald William Skelton's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.

Skelton's quarters aboard RRS Discovery. Dundee, Scotland.	RRS Discovery Historic Ship Exhibition building at Discovery Point. Dundee, Scotland.	Mosaic sidewalk before RRS Discovery Historic Ship Exhibition building. Dundee, Scotland.	Penguin sculpture outside RRS Discovery Museum building. Dundee, Scotland.

Section model of RRS Discovery showing hull construction to withstand ice at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Display of construction of RRS Discovery at its museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Model of RRS Discovery with cutaway showing original engines at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Launch of Antarctic Ship Discovery luncheon menu (March 21, 1901) at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.

Photograph of Antarctica expedition officers at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Ship's grog tub at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Crockery & cutlery with Antarctica expedition crest at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Antarctica expedition tea strainer & aluminum pemmican used on sledging journeys at pole at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.

Aluminum cup & plate + Bovril Pemmican (1901) used on Antarctic expedition at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Colman's mustard tin & bottle of Discovery Whisky (1901) used on Antarctic expedition at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	List of meats carried on Antarctic expedition (1901-4) at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	List of non-meat foods carried on Antarctic expedition (1901-4) at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.

Silver coffee & tea pot used by Banzar Expedition (1929-31) to Antarctica at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Carving of dogsled & wildlife (1901) made on Antarctic expedition at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Green glass snowgoggles (1901) used on Antarctic expedition at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Leather mittens, snow goggles, button & sheath knife belonging to Captain Scott & others (1901-4) at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.

Antarctic expedition scenes display at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.	Antarctic expedition sledging display at RRS Discovery Museum. Dundee, Scotland.