Nimrod

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Nimrod was the British Antarctic expedition ship used by Ernest Shackleton during his 1907–1909 attempt to reach the South Pole.

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instanceOf British Antarctic expedition ship
barque
ship
achievement enabled a then-farthest-south record by Shackleton's party
builtFor originally built as a sealing ship
carriedPerson Aeneas Mackintosh
Alistair Mackay
Arthur Harbord
Bernard Day
Bertram Armytage
Douglas Mawson
Edgeworth David
Eric Marshall
Ernest Joyce
Ernest Shackleton
Frank Wild
George Buckley
George Marston
James Murray
James Paton
Jameson Adams
Philip Brocklehurst
Raymond Priestley
William Roberts
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom
destination Antarctica
McMurdo Sound
Ross Sea
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
expeditionEndYear 1909
expeditionLeader Ernest Shackleton
expeditionStartYear 1907
flag British flag
homePort London
linked to: London, England
material wooden hull
name Nimrod
notableEvent supported Shackleton's 1908–1909 march towards the South Pole
transported the shore party of the Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica
operatedIn Ross Sea region
linked to: Ross Sea

Southern Ocean
operator Ernest Shackleton
ownerDuringExpedition Ernest Shackleton
partOf British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909
Nimrod Expedition
propulsion auxiliary steam engine
sail
usedFor Antarctic exploration
Ernest Shackleton's attempt to reach the South Pole

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