John Lort Stokes ( English John Lort Stokes ; 1812 - June 11, 1885 ) - an officer of the British Navy , for 18 years sailed on the famous hydrographic ship Beagle , took part in all his expeditions. In 1841-1843 - the commander of the Beagle.
| John Lort Stokes | |
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| English John Lort Stokes | |
 John Lort Stokes in 1864 | |
| Date of Birth | 1812 |
| Place of Birth | Scochville, Pembrokeshire , Wales , UK |
| Date of death | June 11, 1885 |
| Place of death | Scochville Estate, Pembrokeshire , UK |
| Affiliation |  British empire |
| Type of army | UK Navy |
| Years of service | 1824 - 1863 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commanded | hydrographic ship "Beagle" steamer Acheron |
Stokes was born and raised in Scotville near Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire in Wales . He joined the Royal Navy of Great Britain on September 20, 1824 . First served on the ship "Prince Regent." In October 1825 he was transferred to the ship of the Phillip Parker King expedition “Beagle” , commanded by Pringle Stokes (captain Stokes is not related to John Stokes). The expedition was engaged in hydrographic surveys of the southern coast of South America . After the death of Captain Stokes in 1828, Lieutenant Robert Fitzroy was appointed captain of the ship. The expedition returned to England in 1830 .
After returning from the expedition, Stokes continued to serve aboard the Beagle and participated in his circumnavigation of the years 1831-1836 under the command of Robert Fitzroy, in which Charles Darwin took part. As a navigator, he served as an assistant director of filming. When shooting the coast of Patagonia, he commanded one of the auxiliary schooners hired by Fitzroy.
Portrait of Stephen Pierce.
After the Beagle’s second voyage, receiving the rank of lieutenant , Stokes continued to serve on it under the command of Captain John Clements Wickem . Participated in the next hydrographic expedition "Beagle" off the coast of Australia. When Wickem quit the fleet in 1841 due to illness, Stokes became the commander of the Beagle. Under the command of Stokes, the Beagle was engaged in the study of Timor and New Zealand . The expedition returned to England in 1843 . Upon his return, he wrote the book "Discoveries in Australia, taking into account the banks of the rivers examined during the Beagle journey in 1837-1843," which was published in 1846 .
In July 1846, Stokes was appointed commander of the Akheron steamboat, who spent four years filming the coast of New Zealand . From 1860 to 1863 he commanded a ship that was engaged in hydrographic surveys of the English Channel coast. He retired in 1863 , receiving the title of Rear Admiral . In 1871 he was promoted to vice admiral . In 1877 he became admiral .
He died on June 11, 1885 in his house in Scotville.
Literature
- Laughton, JK, Stokes, John Lort (1812–1885), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press , 2004