Quest

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Quest was the small wooden sealer refitted as the exploration vessel for Ernest Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition in 1921–1922.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploration vessel ⓘ
sealing vessel ⓘ
ship ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Ernest Shackleton ⓘ
Frank Wild ⓘ
John Quiller Rowett ⓘ
builtInCountry Norway ⓘ
captainedBy Frank Wild ⓘ
category Antarctic exploration ship ⓘ
Shackleton expedition ship ⓘ
linked to: RRS Discovery
commandedBy Ernest Shackleton ⓘ
constructionMaterial wood ⓘ
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement about 24 men ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
expeditionEndYear 1922 ⓘ
expeditionStartYear 1921 ⓘ
flag United Kingdom ⓘ
fundedBy John Quiller Rowett ⓘ
hasAlternateName Quest (Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ship) ⓘ
linked to: Quest (ship)
homePort London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
launchedYear 1917 ⓘ
length approximately 111 feet ⓘ
notableEvent carried Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage ⓘ
present when Ernest Shackleton died at South Georgia in 1922 ⓘ
operatedIn Antarctic waters ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
originalUse sealing ship ⓘ
ownerDuringExpedition John Quiller Rowett ⓘ
partOf Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ⓘ
propulsion auxiliary engine ⓘ
sail ⓘ
refittedAt Norway ⓘ
refittedFor exploration ⓘ
refittedYear 1921 ⓘ
riggingType schooner-rigged vessel ⓘ
shipType wooden sealer ⓘ
tonnage around 200 gross register tons ⓘ
usedFor Antarctic exploration ⓘ
sealing ⓘ
usedInExpedition Ernest Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition ⓘ
Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ⓘ
visitedLocation Antarctic pack ice ⓘ
South Georgia ⓘ

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