Columbia (sloop of Robert Gray)
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Columbia (sloop of Robert Gray) was the late-18th-century American merchant ship commanded by Robert Gray that became the first U.S. vessel to circumnavigate the globe and for which the Columbia River was named.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Columbia (sloop of Robert Gray) canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
merchant ship
ⓘ
sloop ⓘ |
| achievement | first American circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Robert Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States
ⓘ
Ships involved in the maritime fur trade ⓘ Ships that circumnavigated the globe ⓘ |
| commander | Robert Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| exploredRegion | Pacific Northwest coast of North America ⓘ |
| firstCircumnavigationByUSShip | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| flag | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewType | American sailors ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early American presence in the Pacific
ⓘ
expansion of U.S. maritime commerce ⓘ |
| homePort | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | naming of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Columbia (poetic name for the United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first U.S. vessel to circumnavigate the globe ⓘ |
| operator | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Boston merchants ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Boston–Cape Horn–Pacific Northwest–China–Cape Horn–Boston ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1780s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
China trade
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest trade ⓘ maritime fur trade ⓘ |
| visitedPort |
Canton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyageEndYear | 1790 ⓘ |
| voyageStartYear | 1787 ⓘ |
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