Morning, steam yacht. Captain William Collbeck. Terra Nova, steam yacht. Captain Henry Duncan McKay.
Two relief expeditions were mounted during the British National Antarctic expedition of 1901 - 1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott)
In 1902 - 1903 The Royal Geographical Society organised for the Morning [Morgenen] captained by William Colbeck to carry stores and dispatches to Discovery in McMurdo Sound. The expedition discovered and surveyed Scott Island (first named Markham Island), where a party landed and claimed it for Britain, 25 December 1902. They also landed on Possession Island. Geological specimens were collected on both landings. The Morning returned with eight members of the Discovery (including Ernest Henry Shackleton). (The vessel was originally Morgenen but the translation to Morning was made before the next expedition)
In 1903 - 1904 William Colbeck and Morning were joined by Terra Nova captained by Henry Duncan Mackay. This relief expedition was organised by the Royal Navy to assist the return of the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901 - 1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott). The three ships (Discovery, Morning and Terra Nova) sailed north on 19 February 1904. They sighted Scott Island and visiting the Auckland Islands. Terra Nova also visited the Falkland Islands on the return voyage.
From the guide to the British Relief Expeditions, 1902 - 1903 and 1903 - 1904, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
