Objects & expedition gear
Shackleton expedition lifeboat compass and its housing
Historical recordA liquid lifeboat compass taken on Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic expedition. The museum says it was possibly the one carried in the James Caird to South Georgia—not a certain identification.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Boat compass and binnacle — Shackleton expedition
- Artifact date
- circa 1914
- Holding institution
- Royal Museums Greenwich / National Maritime Museum
Original material
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Sources and what they support
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-212310
Connected records
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- The Priceless Objects That Saved The Lives Of Shackleton And All His Men
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- How Did Shackleton Survive The Endurance Expedition?
Related creator video. Museum-cataloged equipment from Shackleton’s expedition; not asserted to be the exact object shown in the film.
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