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MARC recordJohn Biscoe and the Antarctic / R.C. Plumley.
| Title: | John Biscoe and the Antarctic / R.C. Plumley. |
| Author(s): | Plumley, R. C. |
| Date: | 1990. |
| In: | Falkland Islands Journal. (1990.), Vol. 5(4) (1990) |
| Abstract: | Brief history of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research vessel named after sealing skipper who circumnavigated Antarctica, 1830-32. A refitted boom-defence ship, she was renamed and brought into service by BAS in 1947 then replaced by a purpose built, ice-strengthened vessel in 1956. |
| Notes: | Falkland Islands Journal. Vol. 5(4) :27-32 (1990). |
| Keywords: | 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1962- British Antarctic Survey. 629.12 -- Vessels: John Biscoe. L -- Communication and transportation. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. (*80) -- Southern Ocean. |
| SPRI record no.: | 104521 |
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