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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-09-24 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-11 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007483b.htm person Colbeck William AACR2 8 August 1871 19 October 1930 Place of Birth Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom Place of Death London, United Kingdom Shipmaster Antarctic explorer William Colbeck was a merchant navy officer whose career culminated as Marine Superintendent for the United Shipping Line, London. In 1898 he joined the second British Antarctic Expedition as Magnetic Observer and Cartographer. He was thus a member of the first party to overwinter in Antarctica, and a member of the sledging party which in February 1900 reached further south than any previous parties. Colbeck was Captain of S.Y. Morning which was the supply ship for the British National Antarctic Expedition in Discovery. In the summer of 1902 - 1903 Colbeck found Discovery beset in ice in McMurdo Sound. The following season he made his second voyage south where Discovery eventually broke free of the ice. The expedition reached Lyttleton, New Zealand, in April 1904. Colbeck Bay and Cape Colbeck, King George V Land, Antarctica, were named in his honour. 1886 1890 Career position - Cadet in merchant navy 1890 1890 Education - First mate's certificate 1894 1894 Education - Master's certificate 1898 1898 Education - Studied magnetism at Kew Observatory 1898 1898 Military service - Sub-lieutenant, Royal Navy Reserve 1898 1900 Career position - Magnetic Observer and Cartographer, second British Antarctic Expedition 1900 1914 Career position - Employed by Wilson Line, Hull, United Kingdom 1901 1901 Award - Back Award, Royal Geographical Society, London 1902 1904 Career position - Captain, Morning, relief ship for the British National Antarctic Expedition 1904 1904 Award - Bronze Polar Medal (Bronze) 1914 Career position - Captain (later Marine Superintendent), United Shipping Line, London British National Antarctic Expedition (1901 - 1904)

Captain of relief ship Morning

 British Antarctic Expedition [II] (1898 - 1900)

Magnetic Observer and Cartographer

 'Colbeck, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Colbeck, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Captain William Colbeck: from Hull to Catford via Antarctica Margolies, Sandra Captain William Colbeck: from Hull to Catford via Antarctica 2014 Lewisham history journal 22 32-57 Book: First on the Antarctic Continent, being an account of the British Anratctic Expedition, 1898 - 1900 Borchgrevink, C. E. First on the Antarctic Continent, being an account of the British Anratctic Expedition, 1898 - 1900 London Georges Newnes Ltd 1901