Charles Clerke

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Charles Clerke was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for serving under James Cook on all three of Cook’s Pacific voyages and ultimately commanding the final expedition after Cook’s death.

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer
explorer
human
areaOfInfluence Pacific Ocean
associatedWith James Cook
Pacific voyages of exploration
burialPlace at sea near Kamchatka
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1741
dateOfDeath 1779
employer Royal Navy
era 18th century
ethnicGroup English people
familyName Clerke
fieldOfWork Pacific exploration
naval exploration
givenName Charles
hasActivity exploration of the Pacific Ocean
knownFor commanding James Cook’s final expedition after Cook’s death
serving under James Cook on all three Pacific voyages
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank captain
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement continued the third Pacific voyage after Cook’s death
notableEvent assumed command of Cook’s third voyage after James Cook’s death in Hawaii
notableFor contributions to mapping and exploration of the North Pacific
notableVoyage HMS Discovery, third voyage of James Cook
HMS Resolution, third voyage of James Cook
notableWork participation in James Cook’s first Pacific voyage
participation in James Cook’s second Pacific voyage
participation in James Cook’s third Pacific voyage
occupation explorer
naval officer
participantIn First voyage of James Cook
surface form: James Cook’s first voyage

Second voyage of James Cook
surface form: James Cook’s second voyage

Third voyage of James Cook
surface form: James Cook’s third voyage
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath at sea
positionHeld captain in the Royal Navy
serviceEnd 1779
serviceStart mid-18th century
sexOrGender male

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