Frank Arthur Worsley DSO and Bar, OBE, RD was a New Zealand sailor and explorer. After serving in the Pacific, and especially in the New Zealand Post Office's South Pacific service (where he became renowned for his ability to navigate to tiny, remote islands) he joined Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of the Endurance. The aim was to cross the Antarctic continent, but the ship became frozen in ice, and was eventually crushed.

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  • Frank Arthur Worsley DSO and Bar, OBE, RD was a New Zealand sailor and explorer. After serving in the Pacific, and especially in the New Zealand Post Office's South Pacific service (where he became renowned for his ability to navigate to tiny, remote islands) he joined Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of the Endurance. The aim was to cross the Antarctic continent, but the ship became frozen in ice, and was eventually crushed. All 28 men from the expedition floated on the ice until they put to sea. Then they sailed in three lifeboats until, thanks to Worsley's navigational skills, they reached Elephant Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula. Worsley, Shackleton and four other men then sailed the 22-foot (6.7 m) lifeboat James Caird some 800 miles across the stormy South Atlantic Ocean, eventually arriving at their intended destination, South Georgia. This was an astounding feat of navigation by Worsley, who used a sextant in a tiny boat that encountered 50-foot (15 m) waves and storms. Shackleton, Worsley and seaman Tom Crean then walked across South Georgia in a 36-hour march to fetch help from Stromness whaling station. All men were rescued from Elephant Island. Worsley has become almost a maritime legend due to the epic feats of navigation he performed during the famous expedition; the journey of the James Caird is one of the greatest, most astonishing sea journeys in human history. He is respected by sailors and seafarers worldwide. In 1931 he published his account in the book Endurance which remains popular and in print to this day. During the First World War, Worsley captained a secret 'Q ship' and was responsible for the ramming and sinking of a German submarine in a skillful manoeuvre. He died from lung cancer in 1943.
  • Frank A. Worsley war ein neuseeländischer Polarforscher. Er nahm als Kapitän der Endurance an der gleichnamigen Transantarktischen Expedition unter Ernest Shackleton von 1914 bis 1917 teil. Zusammen mit Thomas Crean und Frank Wild gehörte er zu einer der Stützen für Shackleton während dieser Expedition. Während des Ersten Weltkrieges versenkte der Marine-Offizier ein deutsches U-Boot und erhielt dafür eine Kriegsmedaille. Von 1921 bis 1922 nahm er an der Shackleton-Rowitt- bzw. Quest-Expedition und Shackleton teil, die dann aber wegen des Todes von Shackleton abgebrochen wurde.
  • Frank Worsley était un marin et explorateur polaire néo-zélandais.
  • Dopo essersi arruolato nella Royal Navy ed aver servito nel pacifico, si unisce alla spedizione Endurance come capitano dellEndurance sotto il comando di Ernest Shackleton. Dopo il naufragio della nave viene scelto da Shackleton per navigare a bordo della James Caird tra l'isola Elephant e la Georgia del Sud per cercare aiuto. In questa difficile missione Worsley aveva il compito di verificare la rotta nel mare in tempesta con il solo aiuto di un sestante e di un cronometro. Una volta arrivati nella Georgia del Sud Shackleton, Worsley ed il marinaio Tom Crean attraversarono a piedi l'isola per raggiungere la stazione baleniera di Stromness ed organizzare i soccorsi per l'equipaggio rimasto all'isola Elephant. Tornato in Inghilterra in piena prima guerra mondiale viene impiegato dal 1916 al 1919 dalla Royal Navy a a bordo di una Q-ship per dar la caccia agli U-Boat tedeschi. Dal 1921 al 1922 partecipa alla spedizione Quest interrotta bruscamente dalla morte di Shackleton. Quattro anni dopo si unisce ad una spedizione in Artide e nel 1935 sbarca sull'isola del Cocco alla ricerca di un tesoro dei pirati, ma è fermato dalle autorità costaricane. Nel 1939, allo scoppio della seconda guerra mondiale collabora con la Croce Rossa in Francia e poi in Norvegia prima di tornare nella Royal Navy. Muore di cancro nel febbraio 1943, pochi giorni dopo la diagnosi.
  • Frank Arthur Worsley var en newzealandsk seiler og oppdager. Etter å ha tjenestegjort i Stillehavet i blant annet New Zealand Post Office's South Pacific service, ble han med på Ernest Shackletons Endurance-ekspedisjon (1914–1916) til Antarktis som kaptein på ekspedisjonsskipet «Endurance». Målet med ekspedisjonen var å krysse det antarktiske kontinent, men skipet frøys fast i isen og ble knust av ismassene etter ti måneder. Shackleton og hans mannskap begynte ferden nordover på sjøisen, og etter en fem måneder lang ferd på ski og med hundespann ble alle tre livbåtene sjøsatt 9. april 1916. Takket være Worsleys navigeringsferdigheter nådde de Elefantøya i øygruppen Sør-Shetlandsøyene 16. april. Worsley, Shackleton og fire andre menn seilte den 22 fot lange livbåten «James Caird» med Sør-Georgia 1300 km unna som mål. Shackleton, Worsley og sjømannen Tom Crean krysset deretter som de første en av Sør-Georgias fjellkjeder i en 36-timers lang marsj uten kart og svært dårlig utstyrt. I hvalfangststasjonen Strømnes fikk de satt i gang en redningsoperasjon for de gjenværende på den andre siden av øya og de på Elefantøya. Hele mannskapet fra Endurance ble reddet. Under første verdenskrig var Worsley kaptein på et hemmelig «Q-ship» og var ansvarlig for å ha senket en tysk ubåt. Han døde av lungekreft i 1943. Frank Worsley mottok ordenene Distinguished Service Order og Order of the British Empire, samt medaljen Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve.
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  • Frank Arthur Worsley DSO and Bar, OBE, RD was a New Zealand sailor and explorer. After serving in the Pacific, and especially in the New Zealand Post Office's South Pacific service (where he became renowned for his ability to navigate to tiny, remote islands) he joined Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of the Endurance. The aim was to cross the Antarctic continent, but the ship became frozen in ice, and was eventually crushed.
  • Frank A. Worsley war ein neuseeländischer Polarforscher. Er nahm als Kapitän der Endurance an der gleichnamigen Transantarktischen Expedition unter Ernest Shackleton von 1914 bis 1917 teil. Zusammen mit Thomas Crean und Frank Wild gehörte er zu einer der Stützen für Shackleton während dieser Expedition. Während des Ersten Weltkrieges versenkte der Marine-Offizier ein deutsches U-Boot und erhielt dafür eine Kriegsmedaille. Von 1921 bis 1922 nahm er an der Shackleton-Rowitt- bzw.
  • Frank Worsley était un marin et explorateur polaire néo-zélandais.
  • Dopo essersi arruolato nella Royal Navy ed aver servito nel pacifico, si unisce alla spedizione Endurance come capitano dellEndurance sotto il comando di Ernest Shackleton. Dopo il naufragio della nave viene scelto da Shackleton per navigare a bordo della James Caird tra l'isola Elephant e la Georgia del Sud per cercare aiuto. In questa difficile missione Worsley aveva il compito di verificare la rotta nel mare in tempesta con il solo aiuto di un sestante e di un cronometro.
  • Frank Arthur Worsley var en newzealandsk seiler og oppdager. Etter å ha tjenestegjort i Stillehavet i blant annet New Zealand Post Office's South Pacific service, ble han med på Ernest Shackletons Endurance-ekspedisjon (1914–1916) til Antarktis som kaptein på ekspedisjonsskipet «Endurance». Målet med ekspedisjonen var å krysse det antarktiske kontinent, men skipet frøys fast i isen og ble knust av ismassene etter ti måneder.
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