RRS Discovery 1901 Decorative Wall Plate by J W Baker.

Title:  RRS Discovery 1901 Decorative Wall Plate by J W Baker.
Manufacturer: J W Baker and the Dundee Heritage Trust.
Diameter: 27cm.
Info: The plate showcases the ship RRS Discovery with scenes around the edge depicting the famous Scott of the Antarctics First expedition to the Antarctic.
The ship survived more than 2 years locked in the ice.
The RRS Discovery was a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, and highly successful, journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition.
After service as a merchant ship before and during the First World War, Discovery was taken into the service of the British government in 1923 to carry out scientific research in the Southern Ocean, becoming the first Royal Research Ship. The ship undertook a two-year expedition the Discovery Investigations recording valuable information on the oceans, marine life and being the first scientific investigation into whale populations. From 1929 to 1931 Discovery served as the base for the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson, a major scientific and territorial quest in what is now the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Condition: Very Good, with a plate hanger on the rear. No chips or cracks on the plate.
Price: R 195.00 Inc Vat.