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Crean left the family farm near Annascaul, in County Kerry, to enlist in the Royal Navy at age 16. In 1901, while serving on Ringarooma in New Zealand, he volunteered to join Scott's 1901–1904 Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, thus beginning his exploring career.
Thomas (Tom) Crean (Annascaul, 20 de julio de 1877 - Cork, 27 de julio de 1938) fue un marino y explorador antártico irlandés.
Tom Crean figured prominently in three of the four major British expeditions to the Antarctic a century ago and spent more time in the ice and snow than either of the more celebrated and instantly recognisable figures of Sir Ernest Shackleton or Captain Robert Scott. And he outlived them both.
“Tom Crean’s role in the escape from the ice, is unique in that he was the only member of the Endurance Expedition to take part in every aspect of it.”
Se trata de un hombre que sirvió en la Marina británica de adolescente, luchó en la Primera Guerra Mundial y sobrevivió a tres de las expediciones antárticas más duras de la historia. Además, recibió la Medalla Albert a la Valentía por una de ellas.
10 de jun. de 2023 · In the years before Crean forged his reputation on the coldest, most inhospitable place on Earth, he left his footprints in the sun-drenched climes of Hawaii, Tahiti and Acapulco.
Crean, Thomas (‘Tom’) (1877–1938), sailor and Antarctic explorer, was born either on or shortly before 16 February 1877 at Gurtuchrane, near Anascaul, Co. Kerry, one of eight sons and three daughters of Patrick Crean, farmer, and Catherine Crean (née Courtney).
