HMS Chatham
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HMS Chatham was a Royal Navy survey brig that accompanied George Vancouver’s late 18th-century expedition to chart the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Chatham canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
ⓘ
survey brig ⓘ |
| armament | lightly armed survey vessel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | European charting of the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
George Vancouver
ⓘ
William R. Broughton ⓘ
surface form:
William Robert Broughton
|
| commander |
William R. Broughton
ⓘ
surface form:
William Robert Broughton
|
| constructionMaterial | wooden hull ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| expeditionPartnerShip | HMS Discovery ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Juan de Fuca Strait
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Puget Sound ⓘ Georgia Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
coast of present-day Alaska ⓘ coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| flagState | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| historicalRole | support ship to flagship HMS Discovery on Vancouver’s voyage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to accurate charts used by later navigators ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chatham, Kent ⓘ |
| navalDiscipline | Royal Navy regulations of the 18th century ⓘ |
| navalTheatre |
Northern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableVoyage | Vancouver’s expedition to the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vancouver Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Vancouver expedition
|
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| roleInExpedition | survey support vessel ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | brig ⓘ |
| surveyFunction |
detailed inshore surveying
ⓘ
reconnaissance of channels and inlets ⓘ |
| surveyMethod |
coastal triangulation
ⓘ
lead-line sounding ⓘ |
| task |
charting coastlines
ⓘ
mapping harbours ⓘ sounding depths ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| use |
exploration
ⓘ
hydrographic survey ⓘ |
| vesselClass | survey brig of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.