Casgliadau Arlein

Full title - A Souvenir of the Dinner at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, June 16th, 1913 given to the OFFICERS and CREW of the 'TERRA NOVA," British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. Booklet of two black and white photos - TERRA NOVA and City Hall, Cardiff, and 22 pages of copies of autographs held together with string.

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.