which place did he make his first expedition to?
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who was involved in the voyage of the james caird Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions who was he? Irish Antarctic explorer where did he travel to? UNANSWERABLE where was he born? Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland what did he start his career as? An apprentice "before the mast" on a sailing vessel "Hoghton Tower"
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Ernest Shackleton [SEP] Merchant Navy officer
Shackleton's restlessness at school was such that he was allowed to leave at 16 and go to sea. The options available were a Royal Navy cadetship at , which Shackleton could not afford; the mercantile marine cadet ships "Worcester" and ; or an apprenticeship "before the mast" on a sailing vessel. The third option was chosen. His father was able to secure him a berth with the North Western Shipping Company, aboard the square-rigged sailing ship "Hoghton Tower". During the following four years at sea, Shackleton learned his trade, visiting the far corners of the earth and forming acquaintances with a variety of people from many walks of life, learning to be at home with all kinds of men.