Robert Falcon Scott Markham's first choice as leader but, having decided on him, the older man's support remained constant. There were committee battles over the scope of Scott's responsibilities, with the Royal Society pressing to put a scientist in charge of the expedition's programme while Scott merely commanded the ship. Eventually, however, Markham's view prevailed; Scott was given overall command, and was promoted to the rank of commander before "Discovery" sailed for the Antarctic on 6 August 1901. King Edward VII, who showed a keen interest in the expedition, visited the Discovery the day before the ship left British shores in August 1901,
Marlborough (1876 ship) a passing ship spotted them. The Argentine government only established a settlement in Good Success Bay in late 1887, four years after the "Iquique" went missing. The "Dunedin" set sail for London two months after the "Marlborough" on 19 March 1890. She too disappeared without trace. Marlborough (1876 ship) Marlborough was an iron-built two-decked merchant sailing ship which disappeared in 1890. She was built by the firm of Robert Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow and launched in 1876 for her owner John Leslie, who later sold her to the Albion Line. The ship was commanded by Captain Anderson from 1876–1883,