Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball

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Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball was an 18th-century British naval officer and explorer involved in early Pacific voyages during the era of Australian colonization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer
explorer
human
areaOfActivity Australian coastal waters
British Empire maritime operations NERFINISHED
associatedWith Norfolk Island settlement NERFINISHED
early British settlement of New South Wales
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer Royal Navy NERFINISHED
explored Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
waters around Norfolk Island
familyName Ball NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Pacific exploration
colonial maritime transport
gender male
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Lieutenant
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Lieutenant
nativeLanguage English
notableFor commanding HMS Supply in the First Fleet
service in the early colonization of Australia
notableVoyage voyage to establish and supply Norfolk Island
voyage transporting convicts and settlers to New South Wales
occupation explorer
naval officer
participatedIn First Fleet to Australia NERFINISHED
timePeriod 18th century
era of Australian colonization
vesselCommanded HMS Supply NERFINISHED

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HMS Supply captain Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball