Dundee Whaling Expedition

The Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892–1893) was a commercial voyage from Scotland to Antarctica.

The merchants of Dundee decided to equip a fleet to sail all the way to the Weddell Sea in search of right whales.

On 6 September 1892, four steam-powered whaling ships, the Balaena, Active, Diana and Polar Star, set off.

However, the expedition managed to make a profit by collecting numerous seal pelts.

[1] On 8 January 1893, Captain Thomas Robertson of Active discovered Dundee Island (63°30′S 055°55′W / 63.500°S 55.917°W / -63.500; -55.917).

The Dundee Antarctic Whaling Expedition by William Gordon Burn Murdoch .