Biografía
In 1879 he was the Marine Adviser to the Board of Trade.
Servicio militar
He joined the RN in 1845.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN.
In 1848-51 he served in HMS Havannah in Australian waters.
In 1852 he joined HMS Resolute, under Captain Henry Kellett RN for an Arctic voyage, wintering at Melville Island.
He was appointed as a Commander RN In 1863 he commanded HMS Boscawen (training ship for boys) and wrote a seamanship textbook.
In 1865 he comanded HMS Salamander on the coast of Queensland.
In 1868 he commanded HMS Newport in the Mediterranean.
He was appointed as a Captain RN.
In 1871 he commissioned HMS Shhearwater for Red Sea work.
He was the Captain of H.M.S. Alert when she over-wintered at Ellesmere Island on the 1875-1876 expedition. (He retired in 1896.) He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN.
He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN.
Referencias
- Davis, Richard C. (Ed.) (1996)
- Markham, Clements R. (1875)
