HMS Discovery
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HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving under Captain James Cook during his exploratory voyages in the Pacific.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Discovery (ship) | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy research vessel
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barque ⓘ |
| commandedBy | James Cook ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Bering Sea
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Bering Strait ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ New Zealand waters ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast of North America
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Pacific Islands ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific islands
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| hasCaptain | James Cook ⓘ |
| hasCrewRole |
astronomers
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cartographers ⓘ naturalists ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| hasMissionType |
geographical exploration
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scientific expedition ⓘ voyage of discovery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | discovery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assisting in determination of longitude and latitude in the Pacific
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collecting botanical and zoological specimens ⓘ contributing to mapping of the Pacific ⓘ gathering ethnographic information on Pacific peoples ⓘ supporting James Cook’s scientific observations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Third voyage of James Cook
ⓘ
surface form:
James Cook’s third voyage
Pacific exploration ⓘ search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploration
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hydrographic surveying ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Discovery (ship)