MS Magga Dan on the Atlantic Ocean
Date
December 1956
Creator
George Hemmen (1926, British) , Photographer
Object type
Material
Dimensions
width (negative (photographic film)): 35mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Maritime view taken from the bridge of the MS Magga Dan, showing the mast and the bow of the ship from above. The horizon of the sea indicates the ship is rolling heavily, ice-strengthened ships can not be fitted with bilge keels to prevent rolling because they trap ice under the vessel.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica on the MS Magga Dan from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956. This photograph was taken on en route between Madeira and South Georgia.
The main party for the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition and the main party of the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition set sail for Antarctica on the MS Magga Dan from Butlers Wharf, London on the 15 November 1956. This photograph was taken on en route between Madeira and South Georgia.
Object history
From a set of photographic negatives taken by George Hemmen, former Expedition’s Officer for the Royal Society and who was originally appointed as Stores Officer by the Falkland Island Dependencies Survey (FIDS) to organise the International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition on behalf of the Royal Society.