Person DS/UK/3170 Maguire; Rochefort (1815-1867); naval officer Maguire Rochefort 1815-1867 naval officer Male

In 1830 he joined the Royal Navy. From 1852 to 1854, he was in command of H.M.S. Plover, which had served in the Bering Strait as part of Franklin search expeditions since 1848 and on which much magnetic observation and scientific work took place. Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation, by Andrew Lambert; Wikipedia 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 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 23/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 68b6dd47-9f75-4c34-8a73-55ffcf564b39