Picture No | 10217626 |
Date | 1875 |
Description | HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery' seen from the deck of HMS |
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HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery' (both in the background) parting company with HMS 'Valorous' (foreground) at the beginning of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. The sailors on the deck of HMS 'Valorous' can be seen hoisting a farewell message. 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.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 11 September 1875 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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