Quest

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Quest was the small wooden sealer refitted as the exploration vessel for Ernest Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition in 1921–1922.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploration vessel
sealing vessel
ship
associatedWithPerson Ernest Shackleton
Frank Wild
John Quiller Rowett
builtInCountry Norway
captainedBy Frank Wild
category Antarctic exploration ship
Shackleton expedition ship
linked to: RRS Discovery
commandedBy Ernest Shackleton
constructionMaterial wood
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom
crewComplement about 24 men
era early 20th century
expeditionEndYear 1922
expeditionStartYear 1921
flag United Kingdom
fundedBy John Quiller Rowett
hasAlternateName Quest (Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ship)
linked to: Quest (ship)
homePort London
linked to: London, England
launchedYear 1917
length approximately 111 feet
notableEvent carried Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage
present when Ernest Shackleton died at South Georgia in 1922
operatedIn Antarctic waters
Southern Ocean
originalUse sealing ship
ownerDuringExpedition John Quiller Rowett
partOf Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
propulsion auxiliary engine
sail
refittedAt Norway
refittedFor exploration
refittedYear 1921
riggingType schooner-rigged vessel
shipType wooden sealer
tonnage around 200 gross register tons
usedFor Antarctic exploration
sealing
usedInExpedition Ernest Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition
Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
visitedLocation Antarctic pack ice
South Georgia

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