HMS Challenger global oceanographic expedition (1872–1876)

1. Royal Society and Admiralty approve global deep-sea voyage

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Charles Wyville, Royal Society, British Admiralty

   • Challenger Society
   • Britannica

2. HMS Challenger is refitted with scientific laboratories

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: HMS Challenger, Sheerness Dockyard

   • Nature 1872
   • Wikipedia

3. Final pre-departure inspection at Sheerness

   Dec 6, 1872Labels: Sheerness Inspection, Royal Society, Admiralty

   • Nature 1872
   • RMG

4. Expedition begins as Challenger departs Sheerness

   Dec 7, 1872Labels: HMS Challenger, Sheerness

   • Britannica
   • Challenger Society
   • RMG

5. Challenger sails from Portsmouth for the global cruise

   Dec 21, 1872Labels: HMS Challenger, Portsmouth

   • Nature 1877
   • Wikipedia

6. Systematic Atlantic sampling establishes expedition methods

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Atlantic Ocean, Sampling Methods

   • HGSS 2022
   • Nature 1876

7. First steamship crossing of the Antarctic Circle

   Feb 16, 1874Labels: Antarctic Circle, Southern Ocean

   • Antarctic Guide
   • 1911 EB
   • RMG

8. Deepest sounding reveals what became Challenger Deep

   Mar 23, 1875Labels: Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench

   • History com
   • Cornell Exhibit
   • Wikipedia

9. Challenger Office in Edinburgh organizes report production

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Challenger Office, Edinburgh

   • NLA FindingAid
   • Cornell Exhibit

10. Challenger returns to Spithead after 3.5 years

    May 24, 1876Labels: Spithead, HMS Challenger

    • Nature 1877
    • Nature 1876

11. Wyville Thomson dies; Murray continues publication work

    Jan 1, 1882Labels: Wyville Thomson, John Murray

    • Cornell Exhibit
    • NLA FindingAid

12. Final volume of the 50-volume Challenger Report appears

    Jan 1, 1895Labels: Challenger Report, 50 Volumes

    • Cornell Exhibit
    • Nature 1895