HMS Discovery (1874) to D Murray in February 1902. The 1901 research vessel, built for the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904), incorporated many of the features of "Discovery", as well as taking her name. RRS "Discovery" was commanded by Robert Falcon Scott and took part in the Discovery Investigations from 1924 to 1931. She is now on permanent display at Dundee. Subsequent Royal Research Ships, launched in 1929 and 1962, have also borne the name, as has Space Shuttle "Discovery". HMS Discovery (1874) HMS "Discovery" was a wooden screw storeship, formerly the whaling ship "Bloodhound". She was purchased in 1874 for the British
The captain goes down with the ship "Soldier an' Sailor Too" and Samuel Smiles' "Self-Help" both highlighted the valour of the men who stood at attention and played in the band as their ship was sinking. The idiom literally means that a captain will be the last person to leave a ship alive before its sinking or utter destruction, and if unable to evacuate the crew and passengers, the captain will not save himself even if he can. In a social context, especially as a mariner, the captain will feel compelled to take this responsibility as a type of social norm. Shirking this responsibility in a crisis