Sir John Ross (June 24, 1777 - August 30, 1856) was a Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer. Ross was the son of the Rev. Andrew Ross, minister of Inch, near Stranraer in Scotland. In 1786, aged only nine, he joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice. He served in the Mediterranean until 1789 and then in the English Channel. In 1808 he acted as a captain of the Swedish Navy and in 1812 became a Commander. Wikipedia
John Ross entered the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer on 11Nov.1786 and served in the Mediterranean aboard the Pearl until December1789. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38292
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