DGS Neptune
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DGS Neptune was a Dominion Government Ship dispatched on an expedition to Canada's Arctic Archipelago, in 1903–1904.[1][2]
The expedition was led by Albert Peter Low, a geologist with experience in the north.[1][2] The ship's complement included a seven-member detachment of North-West Mounted Police officers, under the command of Superintendent J.D. Moodie. The complement of 43 included several other scientists.
Prior to the expedition, Neptune was employed as a sealing vessel off Newfoundland and Labrador.[1][2]
References[edit]
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W. Gillies Ross (June 1976). "Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The "Neptune" Expedition of 1903-04" (PDF). Arctic. Vol. 29, no. 2. Arctic Institute of North America. pp. 87–104. JSTOR 40509260. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
The Neptune herself was a Newfoundland sealer of 465 tons, wooden-hulled but strengthened for ice navigation.
- ^ a b c A.P. Low (1904). "Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune, 1903-1904". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-26.