THE S.S. TERRA NOVA (1884-1943): FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE ANTARCTIC,
WHALER, SEALER AND POLAR EXPLORATION SHIP.
with a foreword by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
Michael C. Tarver. 2006. Brixham, Devon: Pendragon Maritime Publications.
256 p, illustrated, hard cover. ISBN 0-9552208-0-7. £30.00.
Terra Nova, a large and powerful steam whaler was seconded from the seal fishery in Newfoundland as relief ship for the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904, and the United States Fiala-Ziegler Arctic Expedition, 1903-1905. Her most famous role was for three years as the expedition ship for the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN.
The Author, Michael C. Tarver, Vice President of the Captain Scott Society, is an associate member of the Scott Polar Research Institute, the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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