HMS Discovery, third voyage of James Cook
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HMS Discovery was one of the Royal Navy ships that accompanied Captain James Cook on his third Pacific voyage, playing a key role in exploration of the North Pacific and the search for the Northwest Passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Discovery, third voyage of James Cook canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy research vessel
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ship of exploration ⓘ sloop-of-war ⓘ |
| accompanied | HMS Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament | lightly armed compared to ships of the line ⓘ |
| carried |
artists
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naturalists ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ surveying equipment ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under overall command of Captain James Cook ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| designedFor | sturdiness and cargo capacity rather than speed ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
illustrations by John Webber
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journals of James Cook's third voyage ⓘ narratives by George Vancouver ⓘ |
| endTime | 1780 ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Charles Clerke
NERFINISHED
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George Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewMember |
George Vancouver
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Henry Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ James Colnett NERFINISHED ⓘ John Webber NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Portlock NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bligh NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ellis (surgeon and artist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | concept of discovery ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | James Cook's third voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to mapping of the North Pacific coastline
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helped clarify impracticality of a southern Northwest Passage from the Pacific side ⓘ |
| startTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
exploration of the North Pacific Ocean
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exploration of the Northwest Coast of North America ⓘ search for a navigable Northwest Passage from the Pacific side ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Pacific exploration
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hydrographic surveying ⓘ scientific observation ⓘ search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| visited |
Alaska
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Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ South Georgia (en route legs of the voyage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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