Antarctic expiration ship RRS Discovery begins restoration work

Today marks the start of urgent repairs to preserve the ship and her story

More than £1 million worth of restoration work is starting on the RRS Discovery in Dundee.

The ship was launched in 1901 and is most well known for it’s scientific expedition to Antarctica

But after more than a century of wind and rain it’s needing urgent repairs to ensure it survives for future generations.

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