Commander Edgar Evans made comment that ; 'the unbounded hospitality of the Cardiff citizens who docked and coaled the ship for us, gave freely in money and kind, and made their generosity so felt that Captain Scott promised that Cardiff should be the home port of the 'Terra Nova''.

100 tons of Welsh steam coal, 300 tons of Crown Patent Fuel and 500 gallons of oil were donated by the Welsh coal companies as well as tin utensils.

The passing of Scott and his expedition was announced in the local and national newspapers in February 1913. A contemporary report stated that the immediate response of the Cardiff dockers and community was to show respect to the memory of Captain Scott and the members of the expedition who lost their lives by draping the Union Flag over Richard Short's painting which was hung within the Cardiff Coal Exchange.

Three years later, in June 1913, 'Terra Nova' returned to Cardiff and it was reported that 60,000 people turned out to pay their respects. The figurehead was removed from the ship and initially put on public display in Roath Park having being presented to the town of Cardiff during December 1913. It was subsequently restored and is held by the National Museum of Wales. [439]