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 Sin Ship was released in April 1931, two months after Wolheim's death, and is preserved at the Library of Congress. Smiley Marsden (Ian Keith) is a bank-robber on the run from the police, with his moll, Frisco Kitty (Mary Astor). Cornered, they arrive at the San Francisco docks, where they convince the captain of a small cargo ship, Sam McVeigh (Louis Wolheim), to take them aboard on his run to Mexico, mostly because he is enchanted with Kitty. Marsden is posing as a minister. As the ship sets sail, every sailor aboard lusts after Kitty, none more so than the captain. One