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Between 1764 and 1766 [[John Byron]] lead an expedition consisting of | |||
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De Cateret sailed as the first lieutenant of the ''Tahar''.<ref name=Puc1/> | |||
De Cateret | De Cateret was then promoted to command [[HMS Swallow|HMS ''Swallow'']], a vessel that was to accompany [[Samuel Wallis]] in the ''Dolphin'' on another expedition to the Pacific.<ref name=Puc1/> | ||
De Cateret and Wallis were separated while rounding [[Cape Horn]], and de Cateret completed his expedition independently. | De Cateret and Wallis were separated while rounding [[Cape Horn]], and de Cateret completed his expedition independently. | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 24 August 2008
Philip de Cateret (1738-1796) was an officer in the Royal Navy, a Pacific Ocean explorer, and a hereditary Seigneur in Jersey.[1]
Between 1764 and 1766 John Byron lead an expedition consisting of HMS Dolphin and HMS Tahar.[2] De Cateret sailed as the first lieutenant of the Tahar.[1]
De Cateret was then promoted to command HMS Swallow, a vessel that was to accompany Samuel Wallis in the Dolphin on another expedition to the Pacific.[1] De Cateret and Wallis were separated while rounding Cape Horn, and de Cateret completed his expedition independently.
On July 3 1767 Robert Pitcairn, one of de Cateret's lookouts, sighted Pitcairn Island.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pitcairn Island Study Center. Pacific Union College. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ↑ John Byron. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.