SY Morning
Morgenen
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| History | |
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| Norway; United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Morgenen; SY Morning |
| Builder: | Svend Foyn |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Barque-rigged steam yacht |
| Tonnage: | Gross tonnage 437; Registered tonnage 297 |
| Length: | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Beam: | 31.5 ft (9.6 m) |
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SY Morning is most famous for her role as a relief vessel to Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904). She made two voyages to the Antarctic to resupply the expedition.
Morgenen was a Norwegian whaling ship. She was built in 1871 by Svend Foyn of Tønsberg, Norway. In 1901 she was purchased as a relief ship for the British National Antarctic Expedition for £3880. In September 1901, she sailed from Norway to England where she was refitted and renamed Morning, the same name translated into English.
The officers that set sail from London in 1902 were: Captain William Colbeck RNR; Rupert G. England, First Officer; Lieutenant E.R.G.R. Evans RN, Second Officer; Gerald Doorly RNR, Third Officer; Sub-Lieutenant G.F.A. Mulock RN, fourth officer; Doctor G.A. Davidson; J.D. Morrison, Chief Engineer; and F. L. Maitland-Somerville and Neville Pepper, both midshipmen. The crew consisted of eight petty officers, nine seamen, and three firemen. During the voyages, the people filling these posts sometimes changed.
Morning sailed from London to Lyttelton, New Zealand via Madeira. She left London on 1902-07-02 and arrived in Lyttleton on 1902-11-16.
Despite making two voyages to restock the expedition, it is the first that is known as the voyage of the Morning. Morning sailed from Lyttelton for the Antarctic on 1902-12-06. On Christmas Day, they sighted two uncharted islands. These are now known as Scott Island and Haggitt's Pillar. A landing was made and islands were claimed for the British Empire. Morning became stuck on a rock for 20 minutes here. Morning also collected scientific specimens as she voyaged south.
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