Talk:RRS Discovery

message: I was just down at Discovery Point today, and from the photos of the move and restoration, the "Happy Mariner" appears to be less a conventional merchant/cargo vessel, and more a floating dock of sorts.  If no one else can confirm one way or the other, I'll try to get confirmation from the folks down there.
Dan 00:57, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank, the ship was "General Cargo heavy load/lift".https://www.marhisdata.nl/eigenaar&id=13644 The inclusion of the word "lift" suggest that you are right. The photo uploaded by Jbuller shows a door in the stern that would support this view. In the Shipspotting.com listing it is described in more layman's language as a "semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel"http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2954003. I suggest you take your pick. Exbrum (talk) 15:17, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

text: I've uploaded a photo of Discovery and docklift/floating dock Happy Mariner that could go into the article if desired.
--Jbuller (talk) 22:46, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

text: The photograph shows Discovery about to pass through Tower Bridge going eastwards from the Pool of London. This is odd, because St Katherine's Dock was downstream (east) of Tower Bridge. So this begs the question, why was Discovery doing this? Perhaps as some sort of mark of honour it went through Tower Bridge twice, turning off Tower Pier? Worth a mention? I have a photo of Discovery arriving in the Tay, with the bridges in the background, but I think that Jbuller's is better as it shows Tower Bridge open to its greatest extent, a rare privilege; even if we don't (yet) know why she was in the Pool of London. I suggest you include your picture and hopefully someone will provide an explanation. Exbrum (talk) 15:17, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Happy Mariner" that transported Discovery back to Dundee 

message: I'm new to Wikipedia, so sorry if my formatting is wrong, but I just wanted to flag that the pages for the RRS Discovery and the HMS Discovery both claim that they were the inspiration for the Space Shuttle Discovery. I'm not sure which is right, but it needs to be cleaned up. --75.153.82.44 (talk) 18:41, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the shuttle's article, it was named for several ships, all named Discovery. 136.159.234.231 (talk) 20:23, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space Shuttle Contradictions 

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message: Not worthy of comment in the main article, but perhaps of interest to a passing researcher, might be an auction, by Christie, Manson & Woods, on 25 November 1904, including “The Property of The Officers, S.S. “Discovery,” National Antarctic Expedition—1901, being the surplus remaining over on the return of the S.S. “Discovery” from the South Seas in 1904. (My picture #20944.) JDAWiseman (talk) 08:54, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wine Auction 

message: The article is in :Category:Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland, but it makes no reference to any ghosts or other paranormal activity associated with the ship (either in Dundee or during her sailing career), so I am wondering if it should be taken out of the category, unless there is something of relevance that can be added. Dunarc (talk) 15:31, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed it from this category as there is nothing in the article which would justify its inclusion in it. If anybody has evidence that there have been reports of hauntings or ghost sightings, and adds it to the article with citations, then this can be revisited. Dunarc (talk) 22:25, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Haunted category