Usage As Stella Polare
The ship was sold to the Italian prince and explorer Luigi Amedeo in 1899 and named the Stella Polare. Amedeo gathered an expeditionary crew of Italian and Norwegian civilians and sailed from Christiana on June 12 of that year. By the 30th, they had reached Archangel, Russia to load sled dogs onto the ship. Leaving Russia, they headed for Franz Josef Land. They landed in Teplitz Bay in Rudolf Island, with a hope to establish a winter camp for the expedition. From here, they established a string of camps designed to supply each other with food and men. During the expedition, Amedeo lost two fingers to frostbite, and had to hand command of the voyage over to Captain Umberto Cagni. On April 25, 1900, Cagni planted the Italian flag at 86°34'N, claiming the title of "Farthest North."
The Stella Polare was decommissioned in 1902.
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