Henry Mangles Denham

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Henry Mangles Denham (1849)

Sir Henry Mangles Denham , CMG (born August 28, 1800 - July 3, 1887 ) was Vice Admiral and Commander in Chief of the British Pacific Fleet, Pacific Station , in the Royal Navy .

Early career

Denham entered the Navy at the age of twelve, specializing in hydrography, and was made a lieutenant in 1822. From October 1827 he was the commanding lieutenant on the HMS Linnet and explored the coast of France . From September 1828 to March 1835 he explored the Bristol Channel , the ports of Liverpool and Milford, on February 28, 1839 he became a member of the Royal Society . From January 15 he was in command of the HMS Lucifer , the second in office, under the command of Frederick William Beechey, and investigated the coast of Ireland . From July 30, 1845 he was in command of the HMS Avon , with which he explored the east coast of Africa .

Investigation of the South Pacific (1852–1861)

On February 18, 1852, Denham became the captain of the HMS Herald . As captain of the HMS Herald , he carried out the main survey work around Australia , New Caledonia and other areas in the Southwest Pacific in the period from 1852 to 1861.

The Shark Bay in Western Australia , the Denham examined

The HMS Herald's voyage gave it a prominent place in the history of naval investigation. During this period, the Herald surveyed and surveyed known land masses at high risk in the southwest Pacific and significant stretches of the Australian coast, with Denham exploring safe shipping routes; some "Herald Routes" are still in use today. At the time of the Denham voyage, the southwest Pacific was an unexplored place, as was significant commercial activity and a colonial outpost. The natural history peculiarities of the trip were collected by the natural scientists William Grant Milne and John MacGillivray on expeditions in important botanical and ornithological collections.

The voyage began in England on February 21, 1852 and the ship arrived in Australia on February 18, 1853. The ship began its investigations by visiting Lord Howe Island , Île des Pins ( New Caledonia ) and Aneityum ( Vanuatu ) from February 19, 1853 to January 1, 1854, New Zealand and Raoul Island from January 2, 1854 to January 2, 1854. September 1854, Fiji from September 3, 1854 to November 24, 1854 and Norfolk Island in June 1855. After a second visit to Fiji from June 25, 1855 to February 3, 1856, the Herald was on the repopulation of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Iceland involved from February 4, 1856 to June 26, 1856. A third visit to the Fuji was then made from June 27, 1856 to February 26, 1857, followed by an investigation of Port Jackson in New South Wales from February 27, 1857 to December 20, 1857, Bass Strait , King George Sound and Shark Bay in Western Australia from December 21, 1857 to June 29, 1858. Another three voyages to the Coral Sea took place from June 30, 1858 to May 23, 1860. The Herald's first return voyage began in Sydney to Surabaya on May 24 1860 to November 20, 1860, she cast off from Surabaya on November 21, 1860, and reached Chatham on June 1, 1861.

Commander in Chief in the Pacific

From May 10, 1864 to November 21, 1866 Denham served as Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific . In 1866 he was beaten for his hydrographic services to a Knight Bachelor and appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George . He resigned from service with the rank of Vice Admiral in 1871.

Honors

Denham ( Meryta denhamii ), an endemic New Caledonian tree

The city of Denham in Western Australia , the endemic New Caledonian tree Meryta denhamii, and Denham Island in British Columbia were named after him by a member of the Royal Navy.

Personal

In 1826 he married Isabella, who died in 1865, the daughter of Reverend Joseph Cole of Carmarthen.

literature

  • A. David: The voyage of HMS Herald to Australia and the South-west Pacific 1852–1861 under the command of Captain Henry Mangles Denham . Miegunyah Press Series. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1995.
  • R. Oliver: The Vegetation of the Kermadec Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 42, 1909, p. 121.

Web links

Commons : Henry Mangles Denham  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j William Loney RN
  2. ↑ The Herald , which displaced 500 tons of water, was launched like the Termagant on November 15, 1822 and commissioned as the Herald research ship from 1824, which was in service until 1864.
  3. ↑ Captain Henry Mangles Denham on thepeerage.com , accessed August 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Online at rsnz.natlib.govt.nz
personal data
SURNAME Denham, Henry Mangles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Denham, Sir Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British admiral
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1800
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1887