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Martin Frobisher
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(c.1539–94, kt 1588) English sailor and explorer. He sailed in 1576 to find the *northwest passage, and returned to Canada in 1577 and 1578 to search for gold and to attempt to found a colony in Canada, in what is now Frobisher Bay. He commanded the Triumph against the Armada in 1588, and was knighted at sea during the campaign.
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