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HMS Discovery (1874)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Discovery.
HMS Discovery was a wood-hulled screw expedition ship, and later storeship, formerly the sealing ship Bloodhound built in 1873 in Dundee. She was purchased in 1874 for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875–1876 and later served as a store ship. Discovery was sold in 1902, reverting to the name Bloodhound and her previous sealing trade. The ship was wrecked in Newfoundland in 1917.
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Name | Bloodhound |
Owner |
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Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Dundee |
Yard number | 53 |
Launched | 2 August 1872 |
Completed | April 1873 |
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Name | HMS Discovery |
Acquired | Purchased 5 December 1874 |
Commissioned | 13 April 1875 |
Fate | Sold February 1902 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1247 tons[1] |
Length | 166 ft (51 m) |
Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Draught | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
Installed power | Indicated 312 hp (233 kW) |
Propulsion | Greenock Foundry Company steam engine |
Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
Complement | 60[2] |
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