Vice Admiral William John Samuel Pullen | |
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.jpg) William J.S. Pullen (State Library of South Australia B5851) | |
| Born | 1813 Devonport, Devon, England |
| Died | 1887 Torquay, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1828–1836 & 1842-1870 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | HMS North Star HMS Falcon HMS Cyclops HMS Terror |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
Vice-Admiral William John Samuel Pullen (4 December 1813 – 22 January 1887)[1] was a Royal Navy officer who was the first European to sail along the north coast of Alaska from the Bering Strait to the Mackenzie River in Canada.[citation needed] His 1849 journey was one of the many unsuccessful expeditions to rescue Sir John Franklin and explore the Northwest Passage.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.