Terra Nova in 1911
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History | |
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Namesake | Newfoundland (Terra Nova in Latin) |
Builder | |
Launched | 1884 |
Fate | Sunk off Greenland, 13 September 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Type |
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Tonnage | 764 grt |
Length | 187 ft (57 m) |
Beam | 31.4 ft (9.6 m) |
Draught | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion | |
Crew | 65 |
Terra Nova was a whaler and polar expedition ship. The ship is best known for carrying the 1910 British Antarctic Expedition, Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition.