Scott, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1933-

Robert Charles Scott served as assistant surgeon in HMS Intrepid under Francis Leopold McClintock on the British Naval Franklin Search Expedition, 1852-1854 (leader Henry Kellett), instructed by the Admiralty to search for the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin) in the region of Melville Island in company with HMS Resolute .

In the autumn of 1852, Scott accompanied McClintock on a sledge journey across Melville Island, laying depots in preparation for longer sledge journeys the following year. After the expedition, he served as staff surgeon in HMS Clyde, the naval reserve at Aberdeen.

From the guide to the Robert Charles Scott collection, 1852-1854, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)