SS Bernice

The SS Bernice was a 20th century cargo ship.

History
On one voyage, the Bernice was sailing from Bombay on 2nd June 1926. Among the passengers on board were Major Daly and his daughter, Claire Daly. Two days later, the ship vanished in the Indian Ocean. The abandoned vessel was later discovered, and the mystery behind the crew's disappearance was considered a minor variation on the Mary Celeste mystery.

Duplicate
In truth the crew were abducted for display aboard a detailed replica of the Bernice inside Vorg's Miniscope. There they were visited by the Third Doctor and Jo Grant, who thought it real. Vorgo used an aggrometer to affect the hostility of the Bernice's crew, resulting in John Andrews threatening the Doctor's life and chasing him around the ship.

Some Drashigs who escaped their area of the Miniscope attacked the Bernice. The crew fought back to no avail. With help from Vorg, the Doctor was able to return all those within the Miniscope to their original places. The passengers and crew of the Bernice were returned to the ship in the Indian Ocean (DW: Carnival of Monsters)


 * The replica of the Bernice also disappears from the Miniscope, implying it may have been the actual ship.