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Robert Abram Bartlett, arctic mariner (b at Brigus, Nfld 15 Aug 1875; d at New York City 28 Apr 1946). A sealer and merchant seaman from his youth, Bartlett began his arctic career in 1898 as commander of the ship Windward on the first of Robert Peary's 3 attempts to reach the North Pole. On Peary's last attempt in 1908-09, Bartlett accompanied him to within 240 km of the pole.
In 1913 Bartlett commanded KARLUK, supply ship of the CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION led by Vilhjalmur STEFANSSON. The ship was wrecked near Wrangel Island north of Siberia, and Bartlett made a daring sled trip across the ice to the east Siberian port of East Cape, where he took ship for Alaska. Later he commanded the Effie M. Morrisey on scientific voyages to the Arctic spanning 2 decades. He published his autobiography, The Log of Bob Bartlett, in 1928.
 Bartlett, Robert A.In 1913 Bartlett commanded the Karluk, supply ship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Photo by Lomen Brothers (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/C-26962).
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DANIEL FRANCIS
Links to Other Sites
Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
This site focues on notable historical Canadian figures (real and fictional). Includes individual profiles, bibliographies and Internet links. From Library and Archives Canada.
Bartlett 2009
This website is dedicated to the centennial celebration of Captain Bob Bartlett's career as a groundbreaking explorer and navigator of Canada's Arctic, including the famous 1909 North Pole trek with Admiral Robert Peary.
Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site of Canada
Information about the Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site of Canada, location of the Brigus home of Captain Robert Bartlett. From the website for the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Brigus
The website for the historic Town of Brigus, located in Conception Bay North.
Robert Bartlett (1875- 1946)
This article focuses on the arctic expeditions of Robert Bartlett. From the "Arctic," a journal from the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary. A PDF file.
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