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USS Advance Departure
- When
- 23 May 1850
- Where
- New York
The USS Advance, loaned by Henry Grinnell, departed New York on 23 May 1850 under De Haven's command to search for Franklin's lost expedition.
The vessel, originally built as Augusta in Virginia, was loaned to the Navy on 7 May 1850. It sailed in company with the Rescue. The mission aimed to locate the ships stranded in the frozen north since 1846, marking the first Grinnell expedition.
Sources
- USS Advance (1847) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-14
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