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HMS Discovery (1774)
 Resolution and Discovery by Samuel Adkin |
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Discovery |
| Builder: | Langbourne, Whitby |
| Launched: | 1774 (as the collier Diligence) |
| Acquired: | January 1776 |
| Commissioned: | February 1776 |
| Fate: | Broken up at Chatham Dockyard in October 1797 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 8-gun discovery ship |
| Tons burthen: | 299 tons |
| Length: | 91 ft 6 in (27.89 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Brig, later alter to a full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 70 as transport |
| Armament: | 8 guns: |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Discovery.
HMS Discovery was the consort ship of James Cook's third expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 1776 - 1780. Like Cook's other ships, Discovery was a Whitby-built collier of 298 tons, originally named Diligence when she was built in 1774. Originally a brig, Cook had her changed to a full rigged ship. She was commanded by Charles Clerke, who had previously served on Cook's first two expeditions, and had a complement of 70. When Cook was killed in a skirmish with natives of Hawaii, Clerke transferred to the expedition's flagship HMS Resolution and John Gore assumed command of Discovery. She returned to Britain under the command of Lieutenant James King, arriving back on 4 October 1780
After returning to the Nore in 1780, Discovery was fitted out as a transport at Woolwich Dockyard, serving as such between December 1780 and May 1781. She then became a dockyard craft at Woolwich, and was broken up at Chatham Dockyard in October 1797.
See also
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792 (Seaforth Publishing, 2007).
- Beaglehole, J.C.: The Life of Captain James Cook. ISBN 0-8047-0848-7.
External links
Digitised copies of the original logs of HMS Discovery, British Atmospheric Data Centre/The National Archives as part of the CORRAL project
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