William Wharton (hydrographer)
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Admiral Sir William James Lloyd Wharton KCB FRS (1843–1905) was a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy
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he surveyed the seas off East Africa and as captain of took valuable longitudinal readings. He was promoted to captain in 1880 and on 1 August 1884 he was appointed to the post of Hydrographer of the Navy
, which he held for the next twenty years. in 1895 he was promoted to rear-admiral.
Hydrographer of the Navy
Hydrographer of the Navy is a Royal Naval appointment. From 1795 until 2001 the post was responsible for the production of charts for the Royal Navy, and around this post grew the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office...
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Early life
He was born in London, the second son of Robert Wharton, County Court Judge of York. He was educated at Barney's Academy, Gosport and the Royal Naval AcademyRoyal Naval Academy
The Royal Naval Academy was established at Portsmouth Dockyard as a facility to train officers for the Royal Navy. The founders' intentions were to provide an alternative means to recruit officers and to provide standardised training, education and admission.-Training:In 1773, a shore side...
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Royal Navy service
He joined the Royal Navy in August 1857 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1863. He was promoted to commander in 1872. As captain of Shearwater he carried out extensive surveying the Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus. As captain of FawnHMS Fawn (1856)
HMS Fawn was a Royal Navy 17-gun launched in 1856. She served on the Australia, North America and Pacific stations before being converted to a survey ship in 1876...
he surveyed the seas off East Africa and as captain of took valuable longitudinal readings. He was promoted to captain in 1880 and on 1 August 1884 he was appointed to the post of Hydrographer of the Navy
Hydrographer of the Navy
Hydrographer of the Navy is a Royal Naval appointment. From 1795 until 2001 the post was responsible for the production of charts for the Royal Navy, and around this post grew the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office...
, which he held for the next twenty years. in 1895 he was promoted to rear-admiral.