What was the name of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's ship?
Ernest Shackleton DiPietro made its debut in New York City at the Tony Kiser Theater, an Off-Broadway venue. Blended with a parallel story of a struggling composer, the play retells the adventure of "Endurance" in detail, incorporating photos and videos of the journey. Printed sources Online sources Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (; 15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was a British polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland (then part of the
RRS Ernest Shackleton RRS Ernest Shackleton RRS "Ernest Shackleton" is a Royal Research Ship operated by the British Antarctic Survey. She is primarily a logistics ship used for the resupply of scientific stations in the Antarctic. Launched in 1995 as MV "Polar Queen" for GC Rieber Shipping, she was operated in the Antarctic by other national programmes. The British Antarctic Survey acquired her on a long-term bareboat charter in August 1999 and renamed her RRS "Ernest Shackleton" after the Anglo-Irish polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. She replaced RRS "Bransfield". Known to users as the Shack, the ship was chartered to Crystal Cruise Line