The research vessel "Quest," associated with Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions, was commissioned on 16 December 1912. It was used for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1921-1922, which was Shackleton's final Antarctic expedition. The Quest was smaller than his previous ship, the Endurance, and was primarily used for scientific research in the Southern Ocean. Shackleton died of a heart attack on board the Quest on January 5, 1922, during the expedition.
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