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The Work of the William Scoresby, 1930–32

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

E. R. Gunther
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The Royal Research Ship William Scoresby left England in November 1930 and returned to Falmouth on June 1, 1932. On this, her third commission, she carried out successfully three items of work on the Discovery Committee's programme: surveys of the southern whaling grounds, of the Humboldt Current, and of the Falkland Islands fishery grounds. Her total complement of twenty-one included two scientific and five other officers and on recent cruises she has worked 351 stations. Mr E. R. Gunther was in charge of the scientific work, with Commander T. A. Jolliffe, R.N. (Ret.), in executive command.

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Research Article
Information
Polar Record , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , July 1932 , pp. 77 - 81
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1932

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* It has been erroneously recorded in our issue dated January 1931 (No. 1, p. 26) that the William Scoresby left London on October 28, 1930, and that the ship was to winter off Africa. It may be convenient here to mention the correction. The ship left London on November 4, 1930, and spent the following winter off South America as described.