RSS Discovery
The 172-foot three-masted barque RRS Discovery I. Scott’s ship, she was taken into service by the British government in 1923 for £5000, becoming the first Royal Research Ship after a controversial £114,000 refit. Replaced in 1929 by a purpose-built steamer with the same name, she later served as the base for the British, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson.