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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Charles Clerke canonical 3

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Predicate Object
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 James Cook’s first voyage ⓘ
James Cook’s second voyage ⓘ
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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Clerke → hasNotableBearer → Charles Clerke ⓘ
HMS Discovery (Cook's third voyage) → hasCommander → Charles Clerke ⓘ