Episode 2 of 2
Sighting of Malden Island
- When
- 30 July 1825
- Where
- Malden Island
Captain George Anson Byron sighted Malden Island on 30 July 1825 during the return voyage of HMS Blonde from Honolulu to London.
Byron, commanding HMS Blonde, sighted the island on 30 July 1825. The island was named after Lieutenant Charles Robert Malden, the navigator who sighted and briefly explored it. This occurred during the return journey from the mission to repatriate Hawaiian royal remains.
Sources
- Malden Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-14
- HMS Blonde (1819) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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