The Beagle (HMS Beagle)

HMS Beagle was a British navy ship launched in 1820, best known for its scientific voyages in the 1830s and 1840s. It carried naturalists like Charles Darwin, who studied and collected samples of plants, animals, and geology. The Beagle’s journey helped expand scientific understanding of many regions, including South America, and contributed to Darwin’s development of the theory of evolution by natural selection. The ship was instrumental in exploring and mapping new territories, serving both scientific and navigational purposes. It remains famous for its role in advancing natural history and evolutionary science.