Richard Collinson

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Sir Richard Collinson (1811 – September 13, 1883) was an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic.

Collinson commanded HMS Enterprise in the search for Sir John Franklin, entering the north-west passage through the Bering Strait. He was awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Geographical Society, knighted in 1875, and made an admiral on the retired list in the same year.


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