The Deck of HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition, 1875

Weather deck of HMS Alert as it headed out for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Husky dogs, sheep and barrels of provisions are among the stores crowded onto the deck. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered

Admiralty Alert Charted Coasts Crowded Data Ellesmere Furthest Greenland Husky Nares Provisions Reach Unsuccessful

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