William Benjamin Carpenter

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Benjamin Carpenter, 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. HMS Challenger departs Portsmouth on its scientific expedition

   1872

   Role: Initiator

   1. 121 December 1872 · Portsmouth, EnglandDeparture from Portsmouth

      HMS Challenger sailed from Portsmouth on 21 December 1872, beginning a four-year scientific expedition that laid the foundation for oceanography.

Sources

1. Challenger expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16