Sous-fonds GB 0064 NAS/1-99 - Nares, Sir George Strong, Vice-Admiral, (1831-1915)

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GB 0064 NAS/1-99

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Nares, Sir George Strong, Vice-Admiral, (1831-1915)

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  • 1848-1851 (Création/Production)

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1 vol

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Nares , Sir , George Strong , 1831-1915 , Vice-Admiral

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G.S. Nares entered the Navy in 1845 and served as a midshipman in the Havannah, flagship on the Australian Station, and in her tender, the Bramble. He specialized in surveying, becoming a lieutenant in 1854 and a captain in 1869. In 1872 he was chosen to command the Challenger on her voyage round the world, the first major oceanographic expedition. He then led the Arctic Expedition of 1875 to 1876. He became a rear-admiral in 1887 and a vice-admiral in 1892. See M.B. Deacon, Ann Savours and Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith, 'Sir George Strong Nares 1831-1915' (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, 1976).

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National Maritime Museum

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GB 0064 NAS/1-99 1848-1851 Subfonds 1 vol Nares , Sir , George Strong , 1831-1915 , Vice-Admiral

G.S. Nares entered the Navy in 1845 and served as a midshipman in the Havannah, flagship on the Australian Station, and in her tender, the Bramble. He specialized in surveying, becoming a lieutenant in 1854 and a captain in 1869. In 1872 he was chosen to command the Challenger on her voyage round the world, the first major oceanographic expedition. He then led the Arctic Expedition of 1875 to 1876. He became a rear-admiral in 1887 and a vice-admiral in 1892. See M.B. Deacon, Ann Savours and Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith, 'Sir George Strong Nares 1831-1915' (Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, 1976).

Presented by the Hydrographic Department in 1969.

Papers of Sir George Strong Nares, consisting of a log, 1848 to 1851.

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2010-08-26 Nares , Sir , George Strong , 1831-1915 , Knight , Admiral

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Presented by the Hydrographic Department in 1969.

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Papers of Sir George Strong Nares, consisting of a log, 1848 to 1851.

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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