Journals of Samgarnebo Samuel Wilkes, HMS HECLA, during a voyage of discovery in the Polar Seas, 1821-1822
Journals of Samgarnebo Samuel Wilkes, armourer of HMS HECLA kept during voyages undertaken by HMS FURY and HMS HECLA from 1821 to 1823, commanded by Captain William Edward Parry and Captain George Francis Lyon in search of the Northwest Passage.
First volume: January - 15 September 1821
Second volume: 16 September 1821 - 4 February 1822
Third volume: 5 February 1822 - 2 July 1822
Fourth volume: 2 July 1822 - 8 September 1822
Administrative / biographical background
Samgarnebo Samuel Wilkes was armourer of HMS HECLA. Wilkes had returned to England with the despatches of the land expedition commanded by Lieutenant Commander John Franklin shortly before Lord Melville asked him to join the Parry expedition. Wilkes's father was James Wilkes, gunmaker to the Board of Ordnance, which helped him prove his qualifications as armourer.
First volume: January - 15 September 1821
Second volume: 16 September 1821 - 4 February 1822
Third volume: 5 February 1822 - 2 July 1822
Fourth volume: 2 July 1822 - 8 September 1822
Administrative / biographical background
Samgarnebo Samuel Wilkes was armourer of HMS HECLA. Wilkes had returned to England with the despatches of the land expedition commanded by Lieutenant Commander John Franklin shortly before Lord Melville asked him to join the Parry expedition. Wilkes's father was James Wilkes, gunmaker to the Board of Ordnance, which helped him prove his qualifications as armourer.
Record Details
| Item reference: | JOD/294; MSS/76/055.0 MSS/76/055 MS1975/055 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | SERIES |
| Date made: | 1821-1822; 1821-1823 |
| Creator: | Wilkes, Samgarnebo Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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