Person
Yule, Charles Bampfield (1806 - 1878)
- Born
- 1 January 1806
- Died
- 1 November 1878
Anderton, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Marine surveyor and Naval officer
Summary
Charles Yule was a naval officer who from 1833 commanded H.M.S. Bramble while attached to the Royal Navy's East Indies Station. Bramble accompanied, as tender, the expedition of H.M.S. Fly under Francis Blackwood 1842 to 1845, and that of Rattlesnake 1846 to 1850 under the leadership of Owen Stanley. The purpose of these expeditions was to chart the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters. On Stanley's death in March 1850, Yule assumed command of Rattlesnake for the remainder of the voyage. During the Fly expedition Yule charted Endeavour Reef. He compiled for the Hydrographic Office the 3-volume Australian directory, based on the results of the various Admiralty surveys of Australian waters.
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Chronology
- May 1830
- Career event - Joined the Royal Navy
- 1833 - 1850
- Career position - Commander, H.M.S. Bramble
- 1842
- Career event - Promoted to Lieutenant, Royal Navy
- March 1850 - December 1850
- Career position - Commander, H.M.S. Rattlesnake
- 1851
- Career event - Promoted to commander, Royal Navy
- 1966
- Career event - Promoted to Captain, Royal Navy
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Published resources
Books
- Yule, Charles B., The Australian directory, volume III: north, north-west and west coasts: being chiefly the result of various surveys made by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (London: Hydrographic Office, 1863), 265 pp. Details
- Yule, Charles B., The Australian directory, volume II: comprising the east coast, Torres Strait, and the Coral Sea, compiled from various surveys made by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (London: Hydrographic Office, 1864), 436 pp. Details
- Yule, Charles B., The Australian directory, volume I: south and east coasts, Bass Strait and Tasmania: being chiefly the result of various surveys made by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (London: Hydrographic Office, 1868), 543 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Morgan, Kenneth, 'Navigating the Great Barrier Reef: the inner and outer routes, 1815 - 1860', International journal of maritime history, 31 (1) (2021), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871421991164. Details
See also
- Jukes, J. B., Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N., in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the years 1842 - 1846, 2 vols (London: T. and W. Boone, 1847). Details
- MacGillivray, John, Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake: commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S., etc., during the years 1846 - 1850, including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisade Archipelago, etc., to which is added the account of Mr E. B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the cape York Peninsula, 2 vols (London: T. & W. Boone, 1852). Details
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Created: 17 May 2022, Last modified: 19 May 2022