Charles Clerke

Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration (including three circumnavigations), three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took command but died later in the voyage from tuberculosis.

For the English footballer, see Charles Clerke (footballer). For the Archdeacon of Oxford, see Charles Clerke (priest).

Charles Clerke
Charles Clerke, by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1776
Born22 August 1741
Essex, England
Died22 August 1779 (aged 38)
Kamchatka, Russia
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankCaptain
Commands heldHMS Discovery
HMS Resolution
Battles/warsSeven Years' War
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