Robert Falcon Scott Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Captain

Appointed Captain

Discovery Expedition

Scott was given leave from the Navy to write the official expedition account, The Voyage of the Discovery; this was published in 1905

in 1905

Scott was given leave from the Navy to write the official expedition account, The Voyage of the Discovery; this was published in 1905

Flag-Captain

Appointed Flag-captain to Rear-Admiral George Egerton on HMS Victorious

Second Antarctic Expedition Prospectus

Promotes scientific research alongside an attempt on the South Pole.

Role range: 1910-1913

Terra Nova Expedition Planning

Develops plans for a new British Antarctic expedition.

Role range: 1910-1913

Expedition Prospectus

Promotes scientific research and a South Pole attempt.

Role range: 1910-1912

British Antarctic Expedition Begins

The expedition begins its outward voyage toward Antarctica.

Role range: 1910-1913

Terra Nova Leaves London

Terra Nova leaves London at the start of Scott's Antarctic expedition.

Role range: 1910-1913

Terra Nova Expedition

Terra Nova leaves Cardiff carrying Scott's British Antarctic Expedition toward the Ross Sea.

Cape Town Call

Terra Nova calls at Cape Town during the voyage south.

Role range: 1910-1912

Cape Town Departure

Terra Nova departs Cape Town for Australia and New Zealand.

Role range: 1910-1913

Scott Joins Terra Nova

Scott joins Terra Nova before the expedition continues from Cape Town.

Role range: 1910-1913

Melbourne Arrival

Reaches Melbourne and learns of Amundsen's southern plans.

Role range: 1910-1912

Amundsen Challenge Revealed

Scott did not know that he would be in a race until he received Amundsens telegram in Melbourne.

Amundsen Telegram Received

Scott receives Amundsen's telegram in Melbourne and learns that the Norwegian expedition is also attempting the South Pole.

Role range: 1910-1913

Amundsen Telegram Received

Scott receives Amundsen's telegram announcing Fram is bound for Antarctica.

Role range: 1910-1913

South Pole Race Revealed

The message reveals that Amundsen will also attempt the South Pole.

Role range: 1910-1913

New Zealand Departure

Terra Nova leaves New Zealand for Antarctica.

Role range: 1910-1912

Antarctic Pack Ice Entered

Terra Nova enters the Antarctic pack ice and begins a prolonged struggle through heavy floes.

Role range: 1910-1913

Antarctic Pack Ice Cleared

Terra Nova clears the prolonged pack-ice barrier after about twenty days of slow progress.

Role range: 1910-1913

Ross Sea Pack Ice Passage

The delay has cost the expedition valuable time and supplies.

Role range: 1910-1913

Terra Nova Clears Pack Ice

Terra Nova finally emerges from prolonged pack ice near Antarctica.

Role range: 1910-1913

Severe Southern Ocean Storm

Terra Nova encounters a severe storm while sailing south from New Zealand.

Role range: 1910-1913

Terra Nova Storm Damage

The overloaded ship suffers flooding and serious difficulties during the storm.

Role range: 1910-1913

Pack Ice Delay

Terra Nova battles heavy pack ice in the Ross Sea.

Role range: 1910-1912

Expedition Transport Strategy

So far as transport was concerned, he decided that dogs would be one element in a complex strategy that also involved horses and motor sledges, and much man-hauling.

Pack Ice Delay

On its journey from New Zealand to the Antarctic, Terra Nova was trapped in pack ice for 20 days far longer than other ships had experienced, which meant a late-season arrival.

Royal Geographical Society

It was the expressed hope of the RGS that this expedition would be "scientific primarily, with exploration and the Pole as secondary objects"

Scientific Expedition Objective

It was the expressed hope of the RGS that this expedition would be "scientific primarily, with exploration and the Pole as secondary objects".

South Pole Objective

In his expedition prospectus, Scott stated that its main objective was "to reach the South Pole, and to secure for the British Empire the honour of this achievement".

Terra Nova Expedition Funding

Scott completes a funding campaign combining government grants, private donations and subscriptions to finance the British Antarctic Expedition.

Role range: 1910-1912

Terra Nova Hut Trial

The prefabricated winter hut is trial-erected at Lyttelton, allowing construction faults to be corrected before departure for Antarctica.

Role range: 1910-1912

Mount Erebus Sighted

Scott records Mount Erebus in sight as Terra Nova approaches Ross Island.

Role range: 1910-1913

Cape Evans Site Selected

Scott selects the west Ross Island site that becomes the expedition's main winter station.

Role range: 1910-1913

Cape Evans Hut Construction Begins

Construction begins on the expedition's main hut at Cape Evans.

Role range: 1910-1913

Cape Evans Landing

Lands the shore party and stores at Cape Evans.

Role range: 1910-1912

Cape Evans Naming

Scott renames the selected winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of expedition second-in-command Edward Evans.

Role range: 1910-1912

Winter Quarters Established

Cape Evans becomes the principal base of the Terra Nova expedition.

Role range: 1910-1913

Motor Tractor Lost

One of the expedition's three motor tractors is lost through sea ice during the unloading operation at Cape Evans.

Role range: 1910-1912