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The Arctic and More - 19th Century
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Robert McClure and the Secret of the Northwest Passage

Summary

1807 Born at Wexford, Ireland
 
1824 Joins the British Royal Navy
 
1836 First voyage to Arctic under the command of George Back
 
1848-9 First voyage to find Sir John Franklin
 
1850-4 Second voyage to find Franklin, successfully travels Northwest Passage
 
1856-61 Serves on the China Station
 
1873 Dies at London, England
 

Ships

First expedition to Arctic, 1836 HMS Terror
 
First voyage to find Franklin, 1848 HMS Investigator
 
Second voyage to find Franklin, 1850 HMS Investigator and HMS Enterprise
 

*The ship in bold was commanded by McClure personally.
The others were on the same journey, but were commanded by other men.


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