In 1831, when Darwin was just 22 years old, he set sail on a scientific expedition on a ship called the HMS Beagle. He was the naturalist on the voyage. As a naturalist, it was his jobtoobserve and collect specimens of plants, animals, rocks, and fossils wherever the expedition went ashore.

Beagle is just the name of the ship Beagle which Darwin sailed on was the third ship to bear that name. Dilip Kumar Gupta, former Trainee Navigating Officer at Royal Navy (2007-2010) Answered Jun 27, 2018. HMS stands for Her Majesty Ships, therefore HMS Beagle's full name is Her Majesty Ships Beagle.

In 1831, Charles Darwin received an astounding invitation: to join the HMS Beagle as ship's naturalist for a trip around the world. For most of the next five years, the Beagle surveyed the coast of South America,leaving Darwin free to explore the continent and islands, including the Galápagos.

Charles Darwin. Naturalist Charles Darwin developed groundbreaking theories on evolution following a five - year expedition on board HMS Beagle, 1831–36. ... In it, he presented his theory of the evolution of species by means of natural selection.