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    Admiral Sir Edward Belcher () of the British Royal Navy was one of the most capable naval commanders of his era.  He was a wise, generous, and merciful man who was deeply devoted to the welfare of the men under his leadership.  Sir Edward Belcher was a war hero, an explorer, a scientist, and a writer.  He commanded a voyage around the world and made significant contributions to geography, nautical surveying, climatology, and other naval and scientific endeavors.  Belcher's Arctic expedition played a significant role in demonstrating the existence of the fabled Northwest Passage.  It is thus fitting that several places on the globe are named for him, such as Belcher Point (Alaska), the Belcher Islands (Hudson Bay), and Belcher Channel (in the Arctic). He was honored by his country with two knighthoods, and was rewarded with the rank of Admiral in Her Majesty’s Royal Nav

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OSBORN, SHERARD, naval officer, Arctic explorer, and author; b. 25 April 1822 in England, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Osborn of the Indian army, and of Eliza Todington; d. 6 May 1875 in London, Eng.

Sherard Osborn, nominated first class volunteer in the Royal Navy by Captain William Warren on 30 Sept. 1837, began his career with two long voyages. The first, in 1838–13, was on Warren’s ship hms Hyacinth to the Far East, where he took part in a campaign against Malay pirates in Siam (Thailand) and in Britain’s first Chinese war at Canton and Shanghai. The second voyage, in 1844–48, took him to the Pacific on board hms Collingwood. He was promoted lieutenant on 4 May 1846. Between the two voyages, he spent some months as mate on hmsExcellent at Portsmouth, where he studied gunnery. He profited greatly from these years; his commanding officers cultivated his enthusiasm and talents, and Warren in particular set him an example as a diligent officer and a sympathetic commander.

After leaving Collingwood, Osborn received command of a small steamer, hmsDwarf, in which he patrolled the coast of Ireland during the insurrection of 1848. He was warmly thanked for his services by local authorities in Ireland and by his own commander-in