Search results

Start typing

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962)

The first hot food after five days in the boats

15 Apr 1916

RCIN 2580106

Since leaving South Georgia in December 1915, the crew of the Endurance had just endured six days in open boats without adequate food, water or shelter and Elephant Island - though one of the starkest, most rugged and inhospitable islands in the South Atlantic - was a godsend. Immediately after the landing of all three boats soon after dawn, Charlie Green the cook prepared boiling hot milk for the men, followed by an orgy of penguin steaks. It was not until mid afternoon that they felt that they had eaten their fill.

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.