Captain Charles Clerke RN was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took command but died later in the voyage from tuberculosis.
- Occupation
- explorer, sailor, seafarer, military officer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- August 22, 1741
- Died
- August 22, 1779
