Historedia
Person

John Moresby

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1873

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Moresby, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John Moresby discovers and claims Port Moresby

    1873

    Role: Captain

    1. February 1873 · Papuan PeninsulaDiscovery of Port Moresby

      Captain John Moresby discovered the site of Port Moresby in February 1873 while commanding HMS Basilisk.

Sources

  1. John Moresby Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-08
  2. Port Moresby Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25