HMS Resolution

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Royal Navy ship exploration vessel

HMS Resolution was a British Royal Navy exploration vessel best known for serving as Captain James Cook’s flagship on his second and third Pacific voyages in the 1770s.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy ship → exploration vessel →
associatedWith	James Cook → Royal Society-sponsored voyages →
builtFor	extended voyages without frequent resupply → long-distance ocean voyages →
captainOnSecondVoyage	James Cook →
captainOnThirdVoyage	James Cook →
carried	artists → naturalists → scientific instruments →
commandedBy	James Cook →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
era	Age of Discovery in the Pacific → Age of Sail →
exploredRegion	North Pacific → Pacific Ocean → South Pacific → Southern Ocean →
fate	lost from Royal Navy service by the late 18th century →
flagshipOf	James Cook's second Pacific voyage → James Cook's third Pacific voyage →
hasHistoricalSignificance	key ship in James Cook's career → major vessel in the history of Pacific exploration →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
homeCountry	Great Britain →
launchedIn	1770s →
namedAfter	resolution (quality of determination) →
navalBranch	British Royal Navy →
notableFor	contributions to cartography → contributions to scientific observation → high-latitude Southern Ocean navigation → search for Terra Australis →
operator	Royal Navy →
participatedIn	James Cook's second voyage (1772–1775) → James Cook's third voyage (1776–1779) →
partOf	British exploration of the Pacific → British scientific expeditions of the 18th century →
role	exploration ship → flagship → research vessel (historical) →
serviceEntry	1772 →
usedFor	Pacific exploration → scientific expedition → voyage of discovery →
voyageStartPort	Plymouth → Portsmouth →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Second voyage of James Cook →	mainShip
James Cook →	shipCommanded
Third voyage of James Cook →	usedShip