Person DS/UK/3012 Collinson; Sir; Richard (1811-1883); naval officer and explorer Collinson Richard Sir Male naval officer and explorer 1811-1883 Born 7 Nov 1811 at Gateshead, County Durham:

He was appointed to command an expedition for the relief of Sir John Franklin, his ships and his crews, by way of the Bering Strait; he captained H.M.S. Enterprsie, while his second in command Robert M'Clure commanded H.M.S. Investigator.The expedition set off in January 1850, but the two ships were separated relatively early. The Eneterprse did not return home until 1855. His ship was beset for a number of years in the ice at various place. His subordinate M'Clure had returned before Collinson and claimed to have made the North West Passage. Collinson enjoyed difficult relationships with his offciers, and he never received another command. He has, however, been credited with coming closest to the place where the Franklin expediton ended. Son of Reverend John Collinson, Rector of Gateshead and his wife Amelia (née King) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online Yes staff 06/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 02/03/2021 51b80947-947d-406c-9e58-0b186fbf524a