HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship)

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Royal Navy research vessel sloop-of-war

HMS Discovery was the Royal Navy research vessel commanded by George Vancouver during his late 18th-century expedition that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship) canonical	1
expedition ship Discovery	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy research vessel ⓘ sloop-of-war ⓘ
armamentType	lightly armed naval vessel ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	late 18th-century European exploration of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration in the Pacific ⓘ Age of Sail ⓘ
exploredRegion	Pacific Northwest archipelagos and inlets ⓘ coast of present-day Alaska ⓘ coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ coast of present-day Oregon ⓘ coast of present-day Washington ⓘ
flagshipOf	George Vancouver’s expedition to the Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to accurate mapping of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ strengthened British geographic knowledge of the North Pacific coast ⓘ
namedAfter	discovery ⓘ
navalBranch	Royal Navy exploration and survey service ⓘ
navalService	British exploration squadron under George Vancouver ⓘ
notableFor	detailed coastal surveys ⓘ extensive charting of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf	Vancouver expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMission	exploration ⓘ hydrographic surveying ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfOperations	Pacific Northwest coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInExpedition	command ship for survey operations ⓘ platform for cartographic work ⓘ platform for navigational observations ⓘ
serviceEntry	late 18th century ⓘ
shipType	exploration vessel ⓘ
timePeriod	late 1700s ⓘ
usedFor	charting coastlines ⓘ collecting geographic data ⓘ mapping harbours and inlets ⓘ supporting British territorial claims in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
vesselClass	Discovery-class exploration ship ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker → shipServedOn → HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship) ⓘ

Discovery Hut at Hut Point → namedAfter → HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship) ⓘ

this entity surface form: expedition ship Discovery