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The budget for the three-year expedition was limited to the remarkably low sum of ÂŁ20,000 (about ÂŁ1.6M in 2023 terms), which had to include the cost of their ship and an aeroplane. It was only possible to finance BGLE with this constraint because all personnel were unpaid or were serving naval men on
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after his return from
Greenland in 1931, but he was unable to raise the necessary funds, and was forced to abandon the project. He returned to Greenland, accompanied by Riley, Chapman, and myself, and was drowned there. Thus it fell to the lot of his followers to carry on the work in the south. On
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returning to
England at the conclusion of the Greenland expedition, I immediately set about organizing one to Graham Land. Four of my old companions from the Watkins expeditions agreed to join me: W. E. Hampton, who came as second-in-command and chief pilot; Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
198:, chief surveyor and meteorologist; and Q. Riley, whose jobs were many, as he was commissariat officer, meteorologist, and in charge of the expedition motor boat. The expedition numbered sixteen altogether and was divided into two parties - the shore party and the ship's party.
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Wreckage has been located close to the above position consisting of engine parts and keel section lying in 3 to 5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) of water. The seabed is rock with large boulders covered in thick kelp and is very difficult to search.
744:, which settled upright with masts and part of her aft deck above water at high tide, later broke up and became a total wreck. Her remains are charted and lie in shallow water in approximate position 55° 51.725’N, 04° 59.886’W, just west of
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paymaster. Millett was responsible for the expedition's engines, an important and technically challenging task. A fellow member of the expedition described him as “a man of great mechanical ingenuity”, in the circumstances no doubt highly
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The naming likely took place during the expedition. Naming geographic features after vessels, especially in regions like
Antarctica, is a longstanding tradition, reflecting the historical significance of exploration and discovery.
543:. Carse secured permission to transfer to the expedition, serving as a seaman and wireless operator and helping to lay depots on the Antarctic Peninsula. Carse returned to England in 1937, and in 1939 he was awarded the silver
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was captain. By his knowledge of small boats and his considerable skill as a shipwright, he contributed very considerably to the work of the expedition. Not only did he effect major alterations and repairs to the
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What I remember mainly and why this stayed in my mind was that a gunner who was manning a rather ancient machine gun on a stand adjacent to the heavy guns looked at me as I walked past him and said "It wasn't
378:, advancing to the rank of lieutenant. He was seconded to the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937 (leader John Rymill), as wireless officer in addition to operating the camera during aerial surveys. The
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in 1922. He was seconded to the
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revealed that the timbers on which the engines were placed had warped while travelling through the tropics. Despite repairs, the engines began to move as the
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during her long voyage but he always willingly undertook to make in his tiny workshop all those items which were required by members of the expedition.
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910:"Geographical Journal - British Graham Land Expedition"
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family (or the
Fountains Abbey Settlers' Society) from
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and Clasp for his part in the Graham Land expedition.
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on one rather stormy day a vessel identified as the
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teammate John Rymill, as medical officer aboard the
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A History of the Antarctic exploration vessel Penola
1073:"Treasures of the State Library of South Australia"
360:but then exchanged roles with the shore biologist.
436:in Northern India on 16 February 1908 to Colonel
697:returned to the UK and was purchased in 1938 in
344:Seven of the sixteen members of the crew of the
756:In 1940 or 1941 as a young gunner stationed at
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732:, she was in collision with another vessel off
332:Nine of the sixteen members of the crew of the
226:W.E. Hampton, Second-in-command and chief pilot
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428:("Red") was a naval officer, recipient of the
422:. He was also in charge of the dog sled teams.
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724:On the morning of 2 November 1940, as the
667:Ross named two volcanoes after his ships:
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967:"Ian Forbes Meiklejohn - Archives Hub"
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458:Nathaniel Ryder, First Baron Harrowby
374:. In 1927 he was commissioned in the
366:was born in 1907, he was educated at
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105:Given its robust construction, the
875:"Research yacht Penola under sail"
432:, and sailing master, was born at
380:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
232:, Chief surveyor and meteorologist
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134:In transit, an inspection of the
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454:Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
372:Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
289:J.I. Moore, MBE, Second engineer
390:William Launcelot Scott Fleming
794:During the next few weeks the
764:Peninsula near the village of
537:British Graham Land Expedition
533:Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
440:(b.1868 d.1945) CB, CIE, DSO,
406:Scott Polar Research Institute
256:, KCVO, Geologist and chaplain
102:, located in South Australia.
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442:Surveyor General of India
274:, RN, VC, Captain of the
181:The exploration of south
535:, Carse encountered the
557:Historical significance
472:Hugh Mainwaring Millett
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567:South Shetland Islands
499:Royal Norfolk Regiment
376:Royal Corps of Signals
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1102:History of Antarctica
364:Ian Forbes Meiklejohn
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242:Ian Forbes Meiklejohn
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450:Bishop of Gloucester
398:Bishop of Portsmouth
324:Notable crew members
250:, CMG, Ornithologist
248:Brian Birley Roberts
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861:Scottish Shipwrecks
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591:Robert Falcon Scott
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396:bishop. He was the
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223:, Expedition leader
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368:Wellington College
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412:Edward W. Bingham
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516:joined the
446:Henry Ryder
292:J. Martin,
238:, Biologist
221:John Rymill
204:John Rymill
183:Graham Land
159:John Rymill
66:John Rymill
1091:Categories
823:References
789:ship's cat
715:Loch Broom
662:Expedition
628:Expedition
605:Terra Nova
598:Expedition
596:Terra Nova
480:Royal Navy
382:named the
318:secondment
50:Finisterre
45:The Penola
27:under sail
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626:Endurance
476:Gibraltar
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167:Greenland
163:Cambridge
144:Falklands
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100:Penola
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60:named
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