What British ship did Dr. James A. Mcllroy voyage on that was crushed by ice causing her to sink 1n 1916?
McIlroy Peak McIlroy Peak ( ) is a peak rising to 745 m west of Husvik Harbour and 0.8 nmi south of Mount Barren, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 after Dr. James A. McIlroy, surgeon on the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–16, in the "Endurance", and on the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition, 1921–22, in the "Quest".
MV Melbourne Star (1936) MV "Melbourne Star" was a British refrigerated cargo liner. She was built by Cammell Laird and Co in 1936 as one of Blue Star Line's "Imperial Star" -class ships, designed to ship frozen meat from Australia and New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She served in the Second World War and is distinguished for her rôle in Operation Pedestal to relieve the siege of Malta in August 1942. She was sunk by torpedo in 1943 with the loss of 115 lives.