The Antarctic exploring vessel Discovery was built in Dundee by the Dundee Shipbuilding Company in February 1900 and was launched in November 1900 by Lady Markham. Left Dundee the 3rd of June 1901 after being fitted out for East India docks London to provision and take necessaries for the Cruise. She is built of the best British oak, the inner lining being American Elm and Dutch Pine above the water line outside skin is comprised of Greenhart and Iron Bark blacked with asbestos to prevent the cold and damp coming through. She is a barque rigged ship (no royals, double topsails) with auxiliary engines of 450 HP. Length overall 170 ft, Beam 35ft, draught 20ft, Tonnage 800, displacement 1500 tonnes, Speed of knots Coal Capacity 400 tons, fitted with electric light, steam and windmill dynamo of 50 volts, also secondary battery. Propeller fitted so as to be lowered or raised as the occasion requires. Crew and Officers and Scientists 48 all told.

-Officers-

Capt. Scott RN.; Capt. Armitage (Navigator).RNR; Lieut Royds RN; Lieut. Bruce RN; Lieut. Shackleton RNR; Mr Skelton E RN, Dr Koettlitz, Dr Wilson; Mr Hodgson (Biologist); Mr Ferrar (Geographer); Mr Feather (Bosun); Mr Daly (Corp); Mr Selbridge (ENC 2nd); Mr Ford (steward); Mr Brett (Chief Cook); Mr Bernacchi (Physicist)

-Seamen-

PO.1 Crosbie; PO.1 Allan; PO.1 McFarlane; PO.1 Smythe; PO.2 Evans; CM Dunicary; AB Miller; AB Joyce; AB Handsley, AB Pilbeam; AB Walker; AB Bonner; AB Heald; AB Dell; AB Peters; AB Crean; AB Croucher; AB Wild; AB Weller; AB Vince; PO.L Kinnaird; AB Williamson

-Stokers-

Ashley PO.l; Quarterly PO.1; Whitfield, PO.1; Page PO.2; Plumley (pto 1st); Hubert (M)

Midroom Staff

Scott (marine); Blissett (M); Clarke (cooks mate); Hare (N.Z.)