HMS Challenger
From Graces Guide
HMS Challenger was a steam-assisted Royal Navy Pearl-class corvette launched on 13 February 1858 at the Woolwich Dockyard. She was the flagship of the Australia Station between 1866 and 1870.
1873-76 The Challenger Expedition was a grand tour of the world covering 68,000 nautical miles (126,000 km) organised by the Royal Society in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. Charles Thomson was the leader of a large scientific team.
Surveyed the temperature of The Atlantic.
See the Links to 'The Engineer' below for the published results.
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