HMS Chatham (1788)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Built: | 1788 at Dover |
| Fate: | Sold out of the service 1830 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 135 tons |
| Deck: | 65 ft (— m) |
| Keel: | 53' 1.75" ft (— m) |
| Beam: | 21' 6" ft (— m) |
| Draught: | — ft (— m) |
| Type: | Armed Tender |
| Rigging: | Brig |
| Hull: | Wood |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | — |
| Range: | — |
| Complement: | 45 |
| Armament: | 4 3-pounders; 6 swivels |
HMS Chatham (1788 - 1830) was a Royal Navy ship that accompanied the more famous HMS Discovery on George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his 1791-1795 expedition.[1]
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[edit] The Vancouver Expedition
(Main article: Vancouver Expedition)
Chatham's first significant voyage was Vancouver's five-year mission to the South Seas and Pacific Northwest Coast of America. Her commander was Lieutenant William Robert Broughton, with 2nd Lieutenant James Hanson[2] .
In November 1791, while exploring the South Pacific, Broughton's crew were the first Europeans to sight the Chatham Islands, which they named after their ship. Among the other achievements of Chatham's crew was the exploration of the Columbia River as far as the Columbia River Gorge, reaching today's eastern Multnomah County east of Portland and northwest of Mount Hood. A plaque erected by the State of Oregon along Interstate 84 commemorates the spot where Broughton landed in 1792.
In November, 1792, Chatham's commander was sent back to England with dispatches; Peter Puget was her commander through her return to England in 1795.
[edit] Afterwards
Chatham suffered severe wear on its long voyage, but continued in Royal Navy service until 1830.
[edit] References
- ^ Naish, John (1996). The Interwoven Lives of George Vancouver, Archibald Menzies, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget: The Vancouver Voyage of 1791-1795. The Edward Mellen Press, Ltd.. ISBN 0-7734-8857-X.
- ^ Muster Table of His Majesties Sloop The Discovery. Admiralty Records in the Public Record Office, U.K. (1791). Retrieved on December 15, 2006.
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