Edwin De Haven
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Edwin Jesse DeHaven (May 7, 1816Template:Spaced ndashMay 1, 1865) was a United States Navy officer and explorer of the first half of the 19th century who was best known for his command of the First Grinnell expedition in 1850, which was directed to ascertain what had happened to the lost Franklin Polar Expedition.[1]
Life
Born in Philadelphia on May 7, 1816, De Haven became a midshipman at the age of 10, serving until 1857. From 1839 to 1842, he participated in the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition.
His most notable achievement was serving as commanding officer of the Advance. Together with Rescue, the ship participated in the First Grinnell expedition, an Arctic search mission to discover the remains of John Franklin's earlier, 1847, Arctic expedition. The two ships left New York on May 5, 1850. De Haven and his crew were at sea for 16 months, spending the winter inside the Arctic Circle.[2]
After returning from the expedition, De Haven served in the United States Coast Survey before spending the rest of his career at the United States Naval Observatory under superintendent Matthew Fontaine Maury.
Suffering from impaired vision, he was placed on the retired list in 1862. He died in Philadelphia May 1, 1865, and was interred at that city's Christ Church Burial Ground.
Namesakes
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See also
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References
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- ↑ "De Haven II (DD-727)." Washington, D.C.: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, retrieved online May 15, 2019.
- ↑ "De Haven II (DD-727)," U.S.Naval History and Heritage Command.
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- Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- The Royal Navy in Polar Exploration from Franklin to Scott, E C Coleman, 2006 (Tempus Publishing)
External links
- Biography of De Haven from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, U.S. Naval Historical Center
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- See an 1858 map Preliminary chart of entrance to Brazos River, Texas / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. Bache; triangulation by J.S. Williams ; topography by J.M. Wampler; hydrography by the parties under the command of E.J. De Haven & J.K. Duer., hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
- Edwin Jesse De Haven Papers, 1832-1928 MS 211 held by Special Collection & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
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- 1816 births
- 1865 deaths
- Burials at Christ Church, Philadelphia
- Explorers of Canada
- American explorers of the Arctic
- Military personnel from Philadelphia
- United States Navy officers