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20-545: Ardencaple Fjord was named by Douglas Clavering as "Ardencaple Inlet" in 1823, but the inner fjord would remain inaccessible for almost a century. The Second German Polar Expedition under Carl Koldewey in 1869-70 visited the area but could not enter the fjord on account of deep snow. In April 1908 the Denmark expedition sent and exploration team to survey Ardencaple Fjord, which had not yet been mapped because previous expeditions were not able to go beyond its mouth. This fjord

40-507: A group of Northeast-Greenland Inuit . Clavering returned to the camp on 29 August to find that Sabine had almost completed his measurements. They struck camp and returned to the ship the next day. Griper set sail on 31 August, heading south along the coast through ice floes, finally reaching open sea on 13 September. On the 23rd she arrived off the coast of Norway, finally anchoring off Trondheim on 6 October. Sabine completed his final set of observations, and Griper set sail for England on

60-521: A series of observations on the length of the seconds pendulum . At Clavering's request the Pheasant was chosen to carry Sabine while making his observations. These were made at Sierra Leone , the Island of St Thomas , Ascension Island , Bahia , Maranhão , Trinidad , Jamaica , and New York City . In the course of the voyage Clavering also made an extensive series of observations on the direction and force of

80-767: A support ship. Her crew in 1819, 1823, or 1824, qualified for the " Arctic Medal ", which the Admiralty issued in 1857. She was eventually broken up in 1868. Griper was commissioned in July 1813 under Commander Charles Mitchell. In February 1814 Commander Arthur M'Meekan replaced Mitchell. In 1817, Griper was at Chatham. She then underwent fitting as an exploration ship at Portsmouth between December 1818 and May 1819. Lieutenant Matthew Liddon recommissioned Griper in January 1819. She then sailed with William Edward Parry from London on 11 May 1819. Parry commanded two 3-masted sailing ships:

100-507: Is located between Queen Margrethe II Land and C.H. Ostenfeld Land , west of Shannon Island . It divides in two fjord branches in its inner part, Bredefjord and Smallefjord . It runs roughly from northeast to west for about 50 km. Its mouth is in Hochstetter Bay , north of Kuhn Island and of the mouth of Grandjean Fjord . Peters Bay , where Jónsbú Station formerly stood, lies to

120-471: The Svalbard archipelago, landing on 1 June and setting up a camp of tents and huts for six men, Sabine, and his instruments. Meanwhile, Clavering sailed north, until blocked by pack ice at 80° 21' N , and returned on the 11th. While Sabine completed his observations Clavering made surveys, and his men supplemented their diet with fresh reindeer meat. Griper sailed from Spitsbergen on 23 June, and headed for

140-572: The equatorial current and the Gulf Stream . The results of Sabine's observations were published on the return of Pheasant to England, and the Board of Longitude determined that they should be continued to the most northerly latitude which was possible to reach. For this purpose the brig HMS Griper , which had already adapted for Arctic voyages, and used in William Parry's first expedition in 1819–20,

160-558: The 13th, though gales and unfavourable winds kept her embayed until 3 December, when she finally gained the open sea. Violent gales and electrical storms delayed her further, and she eventually returned to Deptford on 19 December 1823. In January 1825 Clavering was appointed commander of brig-sloop Redwing on the West Africa Squadron , engaged in the suppression of the slave trade. Redwing sailed from Sierra Leone in June 1827 and

180-535: The 375 ton HMS Hecla and the 182 ton Griper . Their destination was the Northwest Passage . Griper was by far the inferior of the two ships, being described as "one of these paltry Gunbrigs.....utterly unfit for this service!" (A.Parry; Parry of the Arctic ). Their departure had previously been delayed as Griper ' s condition was described as being "so crank as to cause apprehensions to be entertained for

200-570: The battle with USS Chesapeake in June 1813, and was honourably mentioned in Broke's report. He then served as a lieutenant aboard the sloop-of-war Spey in the Mediterranean, and in 1821 was appointed commander of the sloop Pheasant , on the coast of Africa. While on passage to join his ship, he struck up a close friendship with Captain Edward Sabine , who was travelling to Africa to commence

220-554: The command of Captain Douglas Clavering , she conducted a voyage to Greenland and Spitzbergen , conveying astronomer Edward Sabine who took observations on behalf of the Board of Longitude . A further note to this voyage occurred on an island later named Clavering Island , where, in August, the expedition made the first and only European contact with the now extinct North Greenland Inuit . Between January and June 1824, Griper

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240-631: The command of Captain Valentine. Valentine informed Lyon of the ice conditions and weather, which had resulted in a weak whaling season ( Achilles had taken only two whales), and blocked much of Hudson's Strait. Achilles was homeward bound so Lyon sent duplicate dispatches with her. Griper returned to London and was paid off in December 1824. Griper was fitted for the Coast Blockade service at Portsmouth between August and December 1825. She then joined

260-448: The daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll . His grandfather was Lieutenant-General John Clavering , who had served as Commander-in-Chief, India , from 1774. Despite his impeccable military antecedents Clavering elected to serve in the Navy. Joining at a young age, he served as a midshipman under Sir Philip Broke in the frigate Shannon . Clavering distinguished himself during

280-582: The east coast of Greenland . After making their way through ice floes, the ship finally reached the shore on 8 July, at around latitude 74°. They sailed north-east looking for a suitable landing place, and on 10 July discovered two islands, which Clavering later named the Pendulum Islands , ( Little Pendulum Island and Sabine Island ). The Griper continued north until blocked by ice. Clavering landed on an island he named Shannon Island , but realized he could go no further, so retraced his steps, and landed on

300-600: The larger of the Pendulum Islands on 14 July to allow Sabine to set up camp and make his observations. The camp was located at 74°32′19″N 18°50′00″W  /  74.53861°N 18.83333°W  / 74.53861; -18.83333 . On the 16th Clavering set off in two boats, and with his midshipman Henry Foster , surveyed the coast between 72°30'N and 74°N, extending the 1822 observations of William Scoresby . Clavering also explored and named Loch Fyne. He observed several traces of habitation, and later made contact with

320-687: The northeast of the fjord's mouth, beyond Cape Klinkerfues . This article about a fjord in Greenland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Douglas Clavering Captain Douglas Charles Clavering RN FRS (8 September 1794 – mid-1827) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and Arctic explorer. Clavering was born at Holyrood House , the eldest son of Brigadier-General Henry Mordaunt Clavering (1759–1850 ) and Lady Augusta Campbell (1760–1831),

340-596: The safety of the officers and crew". She was so slow that she had to be towed by the Hecla part of the way across the Atlantic . However, they successfully traveled further West along the Northwest Passage than any European had previously achieved. After wintering at Melville Island they returned to London in November 1820, and Griper was paid off in December. Griper was refitted at Deptford between February and May 1823. Under

360-532: Was never seen again. Wreckage washed ashore in November near Mataceney suggested that lightning had started a fire that destroyed her. HMS Griper (1813) HMS Griper was a Bold -class gun-brig of the British Royal Navy , built in 1813 by Mark Williams and John Davidson at Hythe . She participated in the 1819 expedition to the Arctic led by William Parry , made a voyage to Greenland and Norway in 1823, and took part in Parry's third expedition in 1824 as

380-482: Was refitted for Parry's third Northwest Passage expedition. She was commissioned under Captain George Lyon and on 16 June 1824 she sailed for Hudson Bay , and Wager Bay in support of Hecla and Fury . Gripper departed on 3 July 1824, and proceeded in company with the survey vessel Snap . On this occasion, she was carrying a land component of men. On 19 October 1824, Lyon encountered whaler Achilles , under

400-715: Was selected, and Clavering appointed to command her on 1 March 1823. Clavering prepared his ship at Deptford , loading enough stores to see the ship through an entire winter, should they become trapped in the ice. The Griper set sail on 11 May, sailing across the North Sea , and then north along the coast of Norway, making good time as far as the Lofoten islands, where calms and light airs delayed them slightly. They arrived at Hammerfest on 2 June. Sabine set up camp ashore and made his first set of observations, which were completed by 23 June. Griper then sailed north for Spitsbergen in

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