Henry Kellett
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Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Kellett, was an Irish naval officer and explorer.
Sir Henry Kellett
Edward Belcher
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Sir Edward Belcher was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer.
Henry Kellett
…three years in the West Indies and then served on survey vessels under William Fitzwilliam Owen in Africa, as second-in-command of HMS Sulphur under Edward Belcher in the East Indies, and as captain of HMS Starling in the First Opium War with China during which he was promoted to commander in 1841 and post-captain…
Sir Edward Belcher c. 1859, portrait by Stephen Pearce
HMS North Star destroying Pomare's Pā, 1845. Painting by John Williams.
HMS Resolute and Intrepid winter quarters, Melville Island, 1852–53
HMS Assistance and Pioneer breaking out of winter quarters, 1854