Suckling opened Arctic and HMS Seahorse appointments

After Nelson returned, Suckling introduced him to John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty. A prior connection with Captain Skeffington Lutwidge helped Nelson join HMS Carcass for an expedition towards the North Pole. Suckling then turned to another Dreadnought associate, Captain George Farmer, and secured a place for Nelson in HMS Seahorse. The sequence shows how a patron's professional relationships could give a promising officer successive forms of experience.