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The ''Actaeon'' was perhaps the first Western ship whose crew made landfall in a significant way, staying on the island for days, on several occasions. However, it was hardly the first Western ship to pass by Tsushima; officials reported tens upon tens of sightings of Western ships in the late 1840s to early 1850s, sometimes tens of sightings within just a one or two week period.
The ''Actaeon'' was perhaps the first Western ship whose crew made landfall in a significant way, staying on the island for days, on several occasions. However, it was hardly the first Western ship to pass by Tsushima; officials reported tens upon tens of sightings of Western ships in the late 1840s to early 1850s, sometimes tens of sightings within just a one or two week period.
The ''Actaeon'' first arrived at Tsushima in the fourth month of 1859. Its crew remained at the island for three weeks, visiting a number of coastal villages, and climbing [[Mt. Shiratake]]. They then traveled to Pusan, where they charted the harbor and sent representatives to the ''[[Waegwan]]'' (the Tsushima residence in Korea). Tsushima then dispatched an additional ten men to bolster defenses at the ''Waegwan''.
The ''Actaeon'' first arrived at Tsushima in the fourth month of 1859, remaining anchored off Ozaki harbor for about twenty days.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3 (1937), 162.</ref> Its crew came ashore on multiple occasions, visiting a number of coastal villages, and climbing [[Mt. Shiratake]]. They then traveled to Pusan, where they charted the harbor and sent representatives to the ''[[Waegwan]]'' (the Tsushima residence in Korea). Tsushima then dispatched an additional ten men to bolster defenses at the ''Waegwan''.
The ''Actaeon'' returned later in the year, spending around one week at Pusan, and one at Tsushima, in the tenth and eleventh months.
The ''Actaeon'' returned later in the year, spending around one week at Pusan, and one at Tsushima, in the tenth and eleventh months.
==References==
==References==
*Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 173-176.
*Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 173-176.
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