Frederick E. Dailey - R.N.
Biographical notes
Carpenter - Discovery 1901-04
Joined the expedition from H.M.S. Ganges. Apprentice in a wooden shipyard at a time when wooden ships were being replaced by iron and then steel hulled ships. In Antarctica he was responsible for building the Discovery Hut which still stands. A member of Scott's Western Attempt, the Southern Support Party and the Western Depot Party, manhauling and laying depots for others.
"In his own department our carpenter, F.E. Dailey,
worked with the same zealous care as the boatswain. He possessed
the same "eye" for defects and the same determination that his
charge should be beyond reproach".
Robert Scott
Landmarks named after Fred Dailey
Feature Name: Dailey
Islands
Type: island
Latitude:
77°53'S
Longitude: 165°06'E
Description:
Group of small volcanic islands lying off the coast of Victoria
Land, 5 mi NE of Cape Chocolate, in the N part of the ice shelf
bordering McMurdo Sound. Discovered by the BrNAE (1901-04) under
Scott.
Variant Name(s) - Dailey Archipelago
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