Terra Nova (ship)

Terra Nova
Terra Nova in 1911
History
NamesakeNewfoundland (Terra Nova in Latin)
Builder
Launched1884
FateSunk off Greenland, 13 September 1943
General characteristics
Type
  • Wooden-hulled barque
  • 1 funnel, 3 masts
Tonnage764 grt
Length187 ft (57 m)
Beam31.4 ft (9.6 m)
Draught19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion
  • Compound Steam Engine
  • 140 bhp (100 kW), 1 screw propeller
Crew65

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.

  1. ^ "Terra Nova – Ships of the Polar Explorers". Cool Antarctica. Retrieved 12 November 2012.