RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland, for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom.- Tourist attraction
- …dates from 1901
- Description: 1901 survey vessel
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover V&A Dundee and Discovery Point.
V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018.
Discovery Point
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship…
Dundee railway station
Dundee railway station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland.
610 feet west of RRS Discovery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee and Dundee city centre.
Dundee city centre
Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City…
RRS Discovery
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Latitude
56.45692° or 56° 27′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.96794° or 2° 58′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C8VF24J+QR
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = boat
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historic = ship
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“RRS Discovery” goes by many names.
سفينة الأبحاث الملكية ديسكفريArabic
RRS DiscoveryBasque
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RRS ディスカバリーJapanese
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ディスカバリー号Japanese
RRS «Discovery»Norwegian
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RRS «Discovery»Norwegian Nynorsk
RRS DiscoveryOccitan (post 1500)
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