1903-06 Gjøa expedition

Crew

The crew of Gjøa originally consisted of eight individuals, many of whom were skilled sailors with Arctic Ocean experience.

Andreas Pedersen was initially hired as steward but dismissed just before departure. Second engineer Gustav Juel Wiik fell ill during the expedition and died in 1906. Along with the original crew, several local Inuit and visiting hunters and traders played crucial roles in the expedition’s journey through the Northwest Passage.