to 24 November 1854); and Norfolk Island (June 1855). After a second visit to Fiji, (25 June 1855 to 3 February 1856), the Herald was involved with the resettlement of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island, (4 February 1856 to 26 June 1856). A third visit was then undertaken to Fiji, (27 June 1856 to 26 February 1857), followed by the survey of Port Jackson, New South Wales, (27 February 1857 to 20 December 1857); Bass Strait, King George Sound and Shark Bay (21 December 1857 to 29 June 1858). After three visits to the Coral Sea, (30 June 1858 to 23 May 1860), the Herald began the first leg of its homeward voyage, Sydney to Surabaya, (24 May 1860 to 20 November 1860), departing Surabaya on 21 November 1860 and arriving at Chatham on 1 June 1861. Commander-in-chief, Pacific From 10 May 1864 to 21 November 1866, Denham served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. In 1866, he was knighted for his hydrographical services. He retired with the rank of vice admiral in 1871. The town of Denham, Western Australia, named is after him, as is the New Caledonian endemic tree Meryta denhamii. Denham Island, British Columbia, was named after him by a fellow Royal Navy surveyor. Family In 1826, he married Isabella (died 1865), daughter of Rev. Joseph Cole, of Carmarthen. A son Fleetwood James Denham served under his father on , and died of a tropical fever on Raoul Island, in New Zealand's Kermadec Islands chain, aged 16 years in 1854. He was buried near the beach at the head of Denham Bay. See also John MacGillivray William Grant Milne European and American voyages of scientific exploration Notes References David, A. (1995). The voyage of HMS Herald to Australia and the South-west Pacific 1852-1861 under the command of Captain Henry Mangles Denham. Miegunyah Press Series. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. Oliver, R., 'The Vegetation of the Kermadec Islands'. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 42, 1909, p. 121. URL: RSNZ, Retrieved 3 January 2007. External links Australian National Botanic Gardens, Biography Biography of Henry Mangles Denham, RN Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Termagant (Herald) Royal Navy vice admirals Explorers of Australia English cartographers Fellows of the Royal Society 1800 births 1887 deaths Shark Bay Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Raoul Island