 In July 1952 the expedition sailed from Deptford aboard the former Norwegian sealer "Tottan", while another cargo ship, loaded with four Weasel tracked vehicles, sailed from Hull.The expedition team consisted of 25 men; fifteen from the armed services and the merchant navy, nine civilian scientists, and a Danish army officer.After collecting sledge dogs in south-west Greenland, the two ships sailed to Young Sund in the north-east coast.