Project overview
The project will aim to:
• Construct an accurate scale model of the hull of the RRS Discovery for physical ship science experiments;
• Quantify any observed changes in ship performance between the original 1901 ship and the modified one from the 1923 refit;
• To test and quantify the historic written observations by Scott, Shackleton, Stenhouse and Davis relating to the handling and performance of the ship through computational and physical experiments;
• Knowledge Exchange between our museum partners, the Dundee Heritage Trust and National Museum of the Royal Navy, and the cross-faculty project team, drawing on each’s individual knowledge strengths relating to the historical, archaeological and engineering aspects of the ship to enhance the approach taken to ship science testing of historic vessels; and
• Public dissemination of the results through media and an exhibition, tying in with the high-profile RRS Discovery centenary celebrations beginning in September 2025.
• Construct an accurate scale model of the hull of the RRS Discovery for physical ship science experiments;
• Quantify any observed changes in ship performance between the original 1901 ship and the modified one from the 1923 refit;
• To test and quantify the historic written observations by Scott, Shackleton, Stenhouse and Davis relating to the handling and performance of the ship through computational and physical experiments;
• Knowledge Exchange between our museum partners, the Dundee Heritage Trust and National Museum of the Royal Navy, and the cross-faculty project team, drawing on each’s individual knowledge strengths relating to the historical, archaeological and engineering aspects of the ship to enhance the approach taken to ship science testing of historic vessels; and
• Public dissemination of the results through media and an exhibition, tying in with the high-profile RRS Discovery centenary celebrations beginning in September 2025.
