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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. ( / ˈpɪəri /; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is the fourth Navy ship named for Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920).
USS. Robert E. Peary. Several ships of the have been named Peary or Robert E. Peary, after Robert E. Peary (1856–1920), the explorer. USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson -class destroyer, launched in 1920, and sunk in action during the Bombing of Darwin, Australia, in 1942.
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. ( / ˈpɪəri /; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole.
May 2, 2022 · Robert Peary was celebrated as the first man to reach the North Pole, but his 1909 achievement was controversial from the moment it was announced.
Robert Peary. Robert Peary is the first person to reach the North Pole. He did so in 1909 with Matthew A. Henson, and four what was then called Eskimos. Robert E. Peary was born on May 6 th, 1856 in Cresson, Pennsylvania. He grew up in southern Maine and graduated as a civil engineer.
