William Pullen

Vice Admiral William John Samuel Pullen
William J.S. Pullen (State Library of South Australia B5851)
Born	1813 Devonport, Devon, England
Died	1887 Torquay, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	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.