Memorial: M1747

Memorial near the Straits of Magellan, Chile commemorating Rear-Admiral Phillip Parker King d. 1856

Location

Straits of Megallan, Tierra Del Fuego, Chile, Rest of the World

Transcript

'ARMADA DE CHILE / INSTITUTO DE COMEMORACION HISTORICA DE CHILE / HOMENAJE AL / CONTRAALMIRANTE / PHILLIP PARKER KING / 1793-1856 / DIRIGIO LOS MAS IMPORTANTES TRABAJOS / HYDROGRAFICOS BRITANICOS EN EL LITORAL / CHILENO DE LA PATAGONIA Y LA TIERRA DEL FUEGO / ENTRE 1826 Y 1830 QUE FUERON HITOSV/ INVALUABLESPARA EL CONOCIMIENTO GEOGRAPHICO / MARITIMO Y CIENTIFICO DE NUESTRA ZONA AUSTRAL / UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES / SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE HISTORIA Y GEOGRAPHIA / ACADEMIA DE HISTORIA NAVAL Y MARITIMA DE CHILE / CORPORACION DEL PATRIMONIO MARITIMO DE CHILE / CORPORACION DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL DE CHILE / 2008'

Details

Description: Rough obelisk made of water-smoothed stones and cement, with a metal plaque.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Beagle

People

King, Phillip Parker
Age: 65
Date of Death: 26/2/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Photographer: Eric Ruff, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters