Casgliadau Arlein

Facsimile of a letter from Captain Scott to the Crown Patent Fuel Co. Typed in black on cream paper, with 'British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova R.Y.S' logo printed in top centre. Letter from Captain Scott re. the success of the the Crown Patent fuel supplied to the TERRA NOVA at Cardiff. Sent 23rd January 1911 from winter quarters at Cape Evans.

S.Y. TERRA NOVA. Auxiliary barque of 764 tons, was built by Messrs Alexander Stephens and Sons, Dundee in 1884 for the whaling trade. Although nearly thirty years old at the time of Captain Scott's expedition, she was chosen for it because of her suitability for work in the Antarctic ice. Her beams were fourteen ins thick, her bows were nine feet of solid wood, and her stem was sheathed with iron plating.