Polar Pathways: Robert E. Peary's Arctic Expeditions
1905- Sydney: The Start
The S. S. Roosevelt
“Wednesday, July 26th, ’05— All things come to an end at last, even the starting of this Expedition... The Roosevelt got away from the Terminal Pier at North Sydney at 2 P. M. With the exception of the quarterdeck, which is loaded with bags of coal, to keep the ship from trimming too deep by the head, the deck is not nearly so badly littered and cumbered as on previous voyages... In capacity, the Roosevelt comes full up to my expectations. ... Once underway, I hope to make no stops this side of Cape York. It is already late in the season and everyday now is precious.”- Robert E. Peary in Nearest the Pole, published in 1907
Peary's
Arctic Team
The
S.S. Roosevelt
"S.S. Roosevelt" by Donald B. MacMillan, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Collections
