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Royal Navy officer
Admiral of the White Sir John Balchen (2 February 1670 – 4 October 1744) was a Royal Navy officer with a long and distinguished career during the late
John_Balchen
Topics referred to by the same term
leader Fredrik Glad Balchen (1815–1899), a Norwegian deaf teacher Jens Glad Balchen (1926–2009), a Norwegian engineer John Balchen (1670–1744), an Admiral
Balchen_(disambiguation)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
entire crew, while returning to England as the flagship of Admiral Sir John Balchen after relieving Sir Charles Hardy, who was blockaded in the Tagus estuary
HMS_Victory_(1737)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
with Captain John Home as commander. In 1703 she was reduced to a 40-gun ship with the removal of her 4-pounder guns. Captain John Balchen took command
English_ship_Adventure_(1646)
Town and civil parish in Surrey, England
(1617–1679) mathematician, surveyor and ordnance officer – died at Godalming John Balchen (1670–1744) Admiral of the White, Royal Navy – was born and lived in
Godalming
to England on the night of 4 October. With her were lost Admiral Sir John Balchen and her entire complement of around 1,150 men. 1,150 1760 Great Britain
List of maritime disasters in the 18th century
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_18th_century
18th-century London-based Flemish-born sculptor
"Sir Henry Belasyse". "John Dryden". "Richard Mead". "Beauclerk family". "Sir John Balchen". "Anthony & William Horneck". "John Woodward". "Magdalen Walsh"
Peter_Scheemakers
1707 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
Devonshire 80 Captain John Watkins † Exploded, three survivors Royal Oak 76 Captain Baron Wylde Escaped to Kinsale Chester 50 Captain John Balchen Surrendered to
Battle_at_The_Lizard
British and Dutch ships despatched under the command of Admiral Sir John Balchen to rescue a British squadron and convoy under Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
James Steuart (Royal Navy officer)
James_Steuart_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Surname list
activist, daughter of Nigel Elliot Balchin (born 1990), British actor John Balchen (1670–1744), sometimes spelled Balchin, Royal Navy Admiral of the White
Balchin
Royal Navy officer and politician (1664–1743)
Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664 – 23 December 1743) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between
John Jennings (Royal Navy officer)
John_Jennings_(Royal_Navy_officer)
1718 battle of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
Commanded by Vice-admiral Charles Cornewall and his flag captain Captain John Balchen) Burford (70) – Commanded by Captain Charles Vanbrugh Essex (70) – Commanded
Battle_of_Cape_Passaro
"Philip Cavendish (d.1743)". threedecks.org. Harrison, Simon. "Sir John Balchen (1669/70-1744)". threedecks.org. S, Harrison. Retrieved 1 February 2019
List of Royal Navy admirals (1707–current)
List_of_Royal_Navy_admirals_(1707–current)
Street in Chelsea, London
engraver Henry Thomas Ryall lived at number 15. 18th-century Admiral Sir John Balchen lived at number 15. The Allason family, well known for their political
Cheyne_Walk
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
for that region, as well as performing as flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Balchen. The Norfolk was rebuilt at Plymouth Dockyard from 1718 to 1728 to the
HMS_Norfolk_(1693)
Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator
Glasgow University and was then sent to study under the Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, in London before taking a commission in the Royal Navy aboard
Lord_Archibald_Hamilton
exclusive of profit and rent. He was born in 1782 (baptized 5 April 1782) to John Balchen West, Receiver General for Hertfordshire. His parents died when he was
Edward West (economist and judge)
Edward_West_(economist_and_judge)
Calendar year
had been bringing back from Gibraltar to England, including Admiral John Balchen. The wreck will be located 264 years later, in January, 2009. October
1744
Home for retired sailors (1692–1869)
Vice-Admiral Lord Aylmer (1714–1720) Admiral Sir John Jennings (1720–1743) Admiral Sir John Balchen (1743–1744) Captain Lord Archibald Hamilton (1746–1754)
Greenwich_Hospital,_London
Military unit
Sir Thomas Hardy (1711–1712) Captain George St Lo (1712–1714) Captain John Balchen (1716) Rear-Admiral William Caldwell (1717) N Captain Nicholas Haddock
Commander-in-Chief,_The_Nore
Royal Navy officer (1714–1788)
Tagus River in July 1744 on what was to be her last voyage (see Sir John Balchen). On 23 April 1745 Reynolds was promoted to be commander of the fireship
John Reynolds (Royal Navy officer)
John_Reynolds_(Royal_Navy_officer)
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After
John_Franklin
British naval officer
West married Frances Balchen (1710–1793), daughter of Admiral Sir John Balchen, on 6 June 1737. They were the parents of Balchen West (1746–1793) and
Temple_West
Military unit
Following Admiral Norris's resignation the station was then commanded by Sir John Balchen until 1746 when the Admiralty issued orders to centralize all existing
Commander-in-Chief, English Channel (Royal Navy)
Commander-in-Chief,_English_Channel_(Royal_Navy)
House in Chelsea, London, England
minimal description. The first person to live there was Admiral Sir John Balchen (then a captain), who lived there until his death at sea in 1744, aside
15_Cheyne_Walk
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
expedition was a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Municipal building in Godalming, Surrey, England
portrait by Godfrey Kneller of the locally-born sailor, Admiral Sir John Balchen, who became governor of the Greenwich Naval Hospital in March 1743. "Godalming
Godalming_Borough_Hall
Ashe. His paternal grandfather had served as flag captain under Admiral John Balchen on HMS Victory the predecessor to its more famous namesake and went down
Robert_Faulknor_the_younger
Mountain range in Antarctica
000 (Phillips Mountains)) are a range of mountains on the north side of Balchen Glacier and Block Bay in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Phillips_Mountains
Royal Navy officer
their location and sent a force from Brest to blockade them. Admiral Sir John Balchen broke the blockade with a large fleet on 28 July. Davies (2008). Watson
Charles Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1744)
Charles_Hardy_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1744)
Royal Navy admiral (1696–1756)
appointed second in command of the fleet sent to Lisbon under Sir John Balchen, and while there produced a report on the contract hospitals. Martin was
William Martin (Royal Navy officer)
William_Martin_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Decade
had been bringing back from Gibraltar to England, including Admiral John Balchen. The wreck will be located 264 years later, in January, 2009. October
1740s
Fifth-rate ship of the Royal Navy
September, by a combined force of 25 British and Dutch ships under Sir John Balchen. The French were forced to seek refuge in Cádiz and were there themselves
HMS_Roebuck_(1743)
American naval officer (1888–1957)
Balchen, both of whom would later contribute to Byrd's expeditions. Bennett served as a pilot in his flight to the North Pole the next year. Balchen,
Richard_E._Byrd
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1890–1928)
Josephine Ford on a goodwill tour of America, with Bernt Balchen as his co-pilot. Later in his life Balchen claimed that Bennett confessed to him that he and
Floyd_Bennett
Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer (1787–1865)
Sir John Richardson FRS FRSE (5 November 1787 – 5 June 1865) was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer. Richardson was born at Nith
John_Richardson_(naturalist)
During the course of the war he had an opportunity to fly Colonel Bernt Balchen around Greenland where they visited various colonies along the western
John_Sinkankas
18th-century Royal Navy ship
Mayne of Lenox, were prepared to intercept them. The ships, part of Sir John Balchen's fleet were briefly joined by HMS Rippon and HMS St Albans, and the squadron
HMS_Princess_(1740)
British naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)
Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross CB RSO (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a British naval officer and explorer. He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who
John Ross (Royal Navy officer)
John_Ross_(Royal_Navy_officer)
American novelist and anthropologist (1901–1963)
participated in the Battle for Greenland, commanded by Colonel Bernt Balchen. Balchen, together with Corey Ford and La Farge, wrote War Below Zero: The Battle
Oliver_La_Farge
70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built in the late 17th century
Thomas Durell, once more. In 1740 she was at sea as part of Vice-Admiral John Balchen's squadron. Lenox, Kent, Oxford, St Albans, and Ripon had been detached
HMS_Kent_(1679)
The Lord's Cat and Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden. London, Eng: John Wisden & Co. p. 16. ISBN 1-84513-163-0. "Queensland Cricket Archive". cricketarchive
List of fatalities while playing cricket
List_of_fatalities_while_playing_cricket
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
to return to England. In 1740 she was at sea as part of Vice-Admiral John Balchen's squadron. Lenox, Kent, Oxford, St Albans, and Ripon had been detached
HMS_Lenox_(1678)
Award given to the first Allied aviator to fly nonstop from New York to Paris
planned. He and his crew—Acosta, Noville and, as a late addition, Bernt Balchen (who actually did most of the flying)—set off in America for Paris on 29
Orteig_Prize
Scottish explorer (1813–1893)
you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics. John Rae (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, [aɡluːka]; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a
John_Rae_(explorer)
British naval officer and polar explorer
the coastline of Australia aboard HMS Beagle. In 1845 he served under Sir John Franklin as First Lieutenant (the third most senior rank) on the Erebus during
Graham_Gore
English explorer and navigator (c. 1550 – 1605)
John Davis (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was an explorer, navigator and privateer. He led several voyages in search of the Northwest Passage and served
John_Davis_(explorer)
Australian explorer (1905–1968)
John Riddoch Rymill (13 March 1905 – 7 September 1968) was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal. Rymill
John_Rymill
the 70-gun HMS Hampton Court in April 1744 and was assigned to Sir John Balchen's fleet. By early 1745 Mostyn was cruising off Ushant with three other
Savage_Mostyn
Mountain range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
mountain range with marked serrate outlines, standing along the south side of Balchen Glacier at the head of Block Bay, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land
Fosdick_Mountains
United States Army military decoration
Legendary test pilot Colonel Bernt Balchen, USAF – Legendary Norwegian-American pilot and arctic explorer. Captain John Birch, USAAF – Missionary, guerilla
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
of the Kent. were prepared to intercept them. The ships, part of Sir John Balchen's fleet were briefly joined by HMS Rippon and HMS St Albans, and the squadron
Action_of_8_April_1740
British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist (1841–1914)
Sir John Murray KCB FRS FRSE FRSGS (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a pioneering Canadian-born British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist
John_Murray_(oceanographer)
Supposed first human visitor of Antarctica
Captain John Davis (born 1784 in Surrey, England) was an American sailor and seal hunter from Connecticut, United States. It is thought that he may have
John_Davis_(sealer)
Irish admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873)
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure CB (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed
Robert_McClure
Territory of Antarctica in Queen Maud Land, first explored by Nazi Germany in 1938/39
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver. Others were not named until they were remapped from aerial
New_Swabia
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
English Channel. In August/September 1744 she was assigned to Admiral Sir John Balchen's fleet. In 1745 she was under the broad pennant of Commodore FitzRoy
HMS_Suffolk_(1680)
Royal Navy officer, explorer and politician
Captain Constantine John Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, PC, FRS (30 May 1744 – 10 October 1792) was a Royal Navy officer, explorer and politician. He served
Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave
Constantine_Phipps,_2nd_Baron_Mulgrave
Sea route north of North America
McClure, whose expedition completed the passage by hauling sledges. Scotsman John Rae explored a more southerly area in 1854 through which Norwegian Roald
Northwest_Passage
1955–58 expedition to Antarctica
Polheim Terra Nova Scott E. Evans Oates Wilson Bowers Cherry-Garrard Byrd Balchen McKinley Dufek Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Hillary V. Fuchs Pole
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, which was led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988, he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to
Edmund_Hillary
International multidisciplinary professional society
Wilkins 1950 – Isaiah Bowman 1951 – Bernt Balchen 1953 – James Chapin 1953 – Donald B. MacMillan 1954 – Lord John Hunt 1954 – Auguste Piccard 1957 – Laurence
The_Explorers_Club
Scottish polar explorer
John Cunningham (Danish: Hans Kønig; c. 1575 – 9 December 1651) was a Scottish nobleman, explorer, Dano-Norwegian naval captain, and Governor of Finnmark
John_Cunningham_(explorer)
(1819–1852), Romanian historian, journalist and 1848 revolutionary Bernt Balchen (1899–1973), pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer
List_of_Freemasons_(A–D)
American aerospace engineer (1910–1990)
Astronautics presented "A Salute to Kelly Johnson" night. 1980 Awarded the Bernt Balchen Trophy, the highest award of the New York State Air Force Association.
Kelly_Johnson_(engineer)
Norwegian RAF officer
Bordeaux and Portsmouth. In New York he joined fellow Norwegians (Bernt Balchen, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and some other Norwegian officers) in the Army Air
Svein_Heglund
Hall of fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum
Count Ferdinand (1975) Balchen, Bernt (1976) Goddard, George W. (1976) Junkers, Hugo (1976) Kibalchich, Mykola (1976) MacReady, John A. (1976) Kindelberger
International Air & Space Hall of Fame
International_Air_&_Space_Hall_of_Fame
Steam yacht built in 1876
1876 and 1910, Aurora made the annual trip from Dundee, Scotland to St. John's, Newfoundland to take part in whale and seal hunts in the North Atlantic
SY_Aurora
English sailor and polar explorer (1873–1939)
John Robert Francis Wild CBE FRGS (18 April 1873 – 19 August 1939) was an English sailor and explorer. He participated in five expeditions to Antarctica
Frank_Wild
2000 British docudrama miniseries
and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Michael Gambon as clockmaker John Harrison (1693–1776) and Jeremy Irons as horologist Rupert Gould (1890–1948)
Longitude_(TV_series)
Transport aircraft family by Fokker
Atlantic-Fokker C-2 Bird of Paradise on 28–29 June 1927. Richard E. Byrd, Bernt Balchen and two others flew the first official transatlantic airmail in the civilian-owned
Fokker_F.VII
American aviation pioneer (1897–1937)
technical advisor for the flight was the Norwegian-American aviator Bernt Balchen, who helped prepare her aircraft and played the role of "decoy" for the
Amelia_Earhart
Abandoned Middle Age Norse settlements
any of the Norse Greenlanders dead or alive. In 1585, the English explorer John Davis passed through Greenland in search of the Northwest Passage and came
Norse settlements in Greenland
Norse_settlements_in_Greenland
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
the nearby port town of Whitby and was introduced to Sanderson's friends John and Henry Walker. The Walkers were prominent local ship owners in the coal
James_Cook
US space base in Greenland
for an airport. USAAF Colonel Bernt Balchen, who built Sondrestrom Air Base, knew Rasmussen and his idea. Balchen led a flight of two Consolidated PBY
Pituffik_Space_Base
Norse explorer
Cabot, 985–1503: The voyages of the Northmen; The Voyages of Columbus and of John Cabot. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906). pp. 14–44. Online facsimile
Erik_the_Red
Earth's southernmost continent
the first use of the name being attributed to the Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew. Positioned asymmetrically around the South Pole and largely
Antarctica
Icelandic explorer, athlete and artist
of an assisting vessel. In January 2019 he recruited Cameron Bellamy and John Petersen, and Colin O'Brady in April 2019. O'Brady joined the project without
Fiann_Paul
British naval officer and polar explorer
officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who from 1845 served under Sir John Franklin as Second Lieutenant (the fourth most senior rank) on the Erebus
Henry_Le_Vesconte
Autonomous territory of Denmark
Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2008. Miller, John J. (7 May 2001). "Let's Buy Greenland! — A complete missile-defense plan"
Greenland
United States naval admiral (1903–1977)
George John Dufek (February 10, 1903 – February 10, 1977)[better source needed] was an American naval officer, naval aviator, and polar expert. He served
George_J._Dufek
Polar region of the Earth's northern hemisphere
from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022. Hoffecker, John F. (2005). A prehistory of the north: human settlement of the higher latitudes
Arctic
British warship and polar exploration ship
the successful Ross expedition to the Antarctic of 1839 to 1843, and Sir John Franklin's ill-fated attempt to force the Northwest Passage in 1845, during
HMS_Terror_(1813)
Set of aviation awards
New York Times, July 5, 1952 3 Fliers Selected for Harmon Prizes; Col. Balchen, Jacqueline Auriol and Blimp Test Pilot Named Winners of 1953 {presented
Harmon_Trophy
Southernmost point on Earth
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, with the assistance of his first pilot Bernt Balchen, became the first person to fly over the South Pole on 29 November 1929
South_Pole
Irish naval officer and polar explorer (1796–1848?)
scientific work during his expeditions. Later, he was second-in-command to Sir John Franklin and captain of HMS Terror during what would become Franklin's lost
Francis_Crozier
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
since the voyage of Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. On 6 September 1609, John Colman of his crew was killed by natives with an arrow to his neck. Hudson
Henry_Hudson
US-built pressurized airliner with four piston engines, 1938
ferry route was set up with help from former Arctic explorer Colonel Bernt Balchen, who assisted with Bluie East Two and Bluie East Eight in Greenland to
Boeing_307_Stratoliner
American three-engined transport aircraft
and 28, 1929, Commander Richard E. Byrd (navigator), chief pilot Bernt Balchen, and two other crewmen, the copilot and the photographer, made the first
Ford_Trimotor
Aviation museum, annual awards ceremony, learning and research center
Armstrong (1979) Henry Harley Arnold (1967) J. Leland Atwood (1984) Bernt Balchen (1973) Thomas Scott Baldwin (1964) Don Bateman (2024) Lincoln Beachey (1966)
National Aviation Hall of Fame
National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
expressed their admiration; Roald Amundsen wrote, in a letter to RGS Secretary John Scott Keltie, that "the English nation has by this deed of Shackleton's won
Ernest_Shackleton
Military award of the US Armed Forces
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets, USAF: pilot of the Enola Gay. Colonel Bernt Balchen, USAF: pilot of the first plane to fly over the South Pole. Colonel Kim
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)
First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy
extensive conversion at Mare Island Naval Shipyard under the command of Captain John Almon, arriving on 6 July 1985. On 11 April 1986, she opened to the public
USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)
Hecla-class bomb vessel best known for Antarctic and Arctic exploration
Greenhithe, England on a voyage of exploration to the Canadian Arctic, under Sir John Franklin. Both ships were outfitted with steam engines from the London and
HMS_Erebus_(1826)
Urban park in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Roberta (January 24, 1967). "Rock Creek Bike Trail Due". The Evening Star. Balchen, Bess (July 12, 1967). "Even The Wheels Are on Wheels These Days: He's
Rock_Creek_Park
1911 expedition to the South Pole
Antarctica; Scott wrote to the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) secretary, John Scott Keltie: "We shall know in due course I suppose". News of Amundsen's
Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Amundsen's_South_Pole_expedition
Calendar year
extremes of Russia. June 29–July 1 – Commander Richard E. Byrd, Bernt Balchen, George Noville and Bert Acosta take off from Roosevelt Field, New York
1927
Russian admiral and White movement leader (1874–1920)
through London he was greeted cordially by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, who offered him transport on board a British cruiser on his way
Alexander_Kolchak
US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base
On January 1, 1947, Lieutenant Commander Thompson and Chief Petty Officer John Marion Dickison utilized "Jack Browne" masks and DESCO oxygen rebreathers
Operation_Highjump
Calendar year
taken out the first patent for color television. On November 29, Bernt Balchen, U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd, Captain Ashley McKinley, and Harold June, became
1929
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