Austin was born in England on 18 March 1800, the son of an official in the Chatham Dockyard.[1] In 1828, HMS Chanticleer was dispatched on a scientific expedition in the Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain Henry Foster, with Austin as his first lieutenant. Foster explored the South Atlantic, and especially the South Shetland Islands.
Foster drowned in 1831, in the Chagres River in Panama. After Foster's loss, the ship's command fell to Austin. On the expedition, the ship circumnavigated along the Southern Hemisphere and visited the River Plate, Isla de los Estados and South Georgia, before returning to Falmouth in 1830. During the early 1840s he commanded the steam paddle wheel frigate Cyclops.
Between October 1850 and March 1851, members of the Resolute crew under Austin published at least five editions of a handwritten newspaper, The Illustrated Arctic News, during the wintering of the Resolute in what they identified as Barrow Strait.[6] Upon the return of the Resolute to home port in England, the manuscript paper was printed in London in 1852.[7] Austin became admiral superintendent at Malta Dockyard in 1863, and died in November 1865.[1]
Austin was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1840,[8] and was promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in March 1865[9] just months before his death.
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^ ab"Horatio Thomas Austin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^Bray, E. (1992). A Frenchman in search of Franklin: de Bray's Arctic journal, 1852–1854. University of Toronto Press. pp. 48–50. ISBN0802028136.
^"Capt Horatio T. Austin". Portsmouth, Hampshire: Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle. p. 4. Retrieved 22 May 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^"Naval Intelligence, Woolwich, 19 February 1850". The Morning Post. London. 20 February 1850. p. 6. Retrieved 22 May 2020. Rear Admiral Fitzhardinge Berkeley, C.B., and Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B., arrived at Woolwich Dockyard at twelve o'clock today, and were accompanied by Commodore Henry Eden, with Lieutenant Robertson, Mr. Lang, master shipwright, Mr. Humphreys, chief engineer, and Mr. Chatfield and Mr. Peake, assistants to the master shipwright, to the Eider steam vessel now in the east dock, i preparing tnr Captain Austin's searching expedition to the arctic regions. ...The Arctic Expedition. It is now decided that the Baboo and Ptarmigan sailing vessel's will be commanded by captains, and the Eider and Free-trader screw propeller team vessels by lieutenants.
^"The Arctic Expedition, 1850". Truro, Cornwall: The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser. 1 March 1850. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2020. The Arctic Expedition. The Admiralty have purchased the Baboo and Ptarmigan sailing vessels, and the Eider and Free Trade screw propeller steam vessels for this expedition. The two former are to be commanded by Capt. Austin and Capt. Ommanney, and the two steamers by lieutenants.
^Roy Alden Atwood (1997). "Shipboard News: Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea." Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (80th, Chicago, Illinois, 30 July – 3 August 1997) Addendum I.
Atwood, R.A. (1997). "Shipboard News: Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea." Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (80th, Chicago, Illinois, 30 July – 3 August 1997) Addendum I; see also "The Illustrated Arctic News" in The Handwritten Newspapers Project
Coleman, E.C. (2006). The Royal Navy in Polar Exploration from Franklin to Scott. Tempus.
Osborn, S.; McDougall, G.F. ed. (1852). Facsimile of the Illustrated Arctic News, Published on Board H.M.S. Resolute. London: Ackerman.
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Sir Horatio Thomas Austin KCB 10 March 1800 16 November 1865 was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer SirHoratio AustinKCBAustin in 1860Birth nameHoratio Thomas AustinBorn 1800 03 10 10 March 1800England United KingdomDied16 November 1865 1865 11 16 aged 65 London United KingdomBuriedKensal Green CemeteryAllegiance United KingdomBranch Royal NavyService years1813 1864RankVice admiralWarsEgyptian Ottoman WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1865 Spouse s Ann Eliza Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksBiography editAustin was born in England on 18 March 1800 the son of an official in the Chatham Dockyard 1 In 1828 HMS Chanticleer was dispatched on a scientific expedition in the Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain Henry Foster with Austin as his first lieutenant Foster explored the South Atlantic and especially the South Shetland Islands Foster drowned in 1831 in the Chagres River in Panama After Foster s loss the ship s command fell to Austin On the expedition the ship circumnavigated along the Southern Hemisphere and visited the River Plate Isla de los Estados and South Georgia before returning to Falmouth in 1830 During the early 1840s he commanded the steam paddle wheel frigate Cyclops Following the 1849 failure of Sir James Clark Ross s attempt to locate Franklin s lost expedition Austin led an expedition in 1850 that also attempted to find the missing explorers George F McDougall was second master on board HMS Resolute 2 3 4 5 Although the expedition located only traces of Franklin s presence Austin is credited with organising successful sledging expeditions along the coasts of several North American Arctic islands including the island of Bathurst Byam Martin Melville and Prince of Wales Between October 1850 and March 1851 members of the Resolute crew under Austin published at least five editions of a handwritten newspaper The Illustrated Arctic News during the wintering of the Resolute in what they identified as Barrow Strait 6 Upon the return of the Resolute to home port in England the manuscript paper was printed in London in 1852 7 Austin became admiral superintendent at Malta Dockyard in 1863 and died in November 1865 1 Austin was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB in 1840 8 and was promoted to Knight Commander KCB in March 1865 9 just months before his death References edit a b Horatio Thomas Austin Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 2 February 2015 Bray E 1992 A Frenchman in search of Franklin de Bray s Arctic journal 1852 1854 University of Toronto Press pp 48 50 ISBN 0802028136 Capt Horatio T Austin Portsmouth Hampshire Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle p 4 Retrieved 22 May 2020 via newspapers com Naval Intelligence Woolwich 19 February 1850 The Morning Post London 20 February 1850 p 6 Retrieved 22 May 2020 Rear Admiral Fitzhardinge Berkeley C B and Captain Sir Baldwin Walker K C B arrived at Woolwich Dockyard at twelve o clock today and were accompanied by Commodore Henry Eden with Lieutenant Robertson Mr Lang master shipwright Mr Humphreys chief engineer and Mr Chatfield and Mr Peake assistants to the master shipwright to the Eider steam vessel now in the east dock i preparing tnr Captain Austin s searching expedition to the arctic regions The Arctic Expedition It is now decided that the Baboo and Ptarmigan sailing vessel s will be commanded by captains and the Eider and Free trader screw propeller team vessels by lieutenants The Arctic Expedition 1850 Truro Cornwall The Royal Cornwall Gazette Falmouth Packet and General Advertiser 1 March 1850 p 2 Retrieved 22 May 2020 The Arctic Expedition The Admiralty have purchased the Baboo and Ptarmigan sailing vessels and the Eider and Free Trade screw propeller steam vessels for this expedition The two former are to be commanded by Capt Austin and Capt Ommanney and the two steamers by lieutenants The Illustrated Arctic News Roy Alden Atwood 1997 Shipboard News Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 80th Chicago Illinois 30 July 3 August 1997 Addendum I No 19931 The London Gazette 18 December 1840 p 3015 No 22952 The London Gazette 28 March 1865 p 1731 Sources editAtwood R A 1997 Shipboard News Nineteenth Century Handwritten Periodicals at Sea Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 80th Chicago Illinois 30 July 3 August 1997 Addendum I see also The Illustrated Arctic News in The Handwritten Newspapers Project Coleman E C 2006 The Royal Navy in Polar Exploration from Franklin to Scott Tempus Osborn S McDougall G F ed 1852 Facsimile of the Illustrated Arctic News Published on Board H M S Resolute London Ackerman External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horatio Thomas Austin Works by Horatio Thomas Austin at Open Library nbsp Austin Sir Horatio Thomas Dictionary of 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