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FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962)
Preparing for the relief voyage to South Georgia
19-23 April 1916RCIN 2580108
For Shackleton’s relief voyage to South Georgia the carpenter McNish went to work on the James Caird, the largest and most seaworthy of the three boats. He raised her sides and covered her over with a roof made from tent fabric to provide some shelter for the men crossing the southern ocean.
