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 it was built in 1774. Originally a brig, Cook had it 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 expedition's flagship HMS Resolution and John Gore assumed command of Discovery. Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Statistics Population: 13,740 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ893109 Administration District: Scarborough Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Brig Lady Washington For other uses, see Brig (disambiguation). ... Collier may refer to: a bulk cargo ship that carried coal. ... James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Statistics Population: 13,740 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ893109 Administration District: Scarborough Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... The Brig Lady Washington For other uses, see Brig (disambiguation). ... A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a square rigged sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square rigged. ... Charles Clerke (1741-1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed with of four voyages of exploration. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Resolution and Adventure with fishing craft in Matavai Bay by William Hodges, painted 1776, shows the two ships at anchor in Tahiti in August 1773. ...

After returning to the Nore in 1780, Discovery served as a transport and was broken up in 1797. N.O.R.E. formerly known as rapper Noreaga, is a member of the rap group C-N-N. N.O.R.E. stands for Niggaz on (the) run eatin. He is currently signed to Def Jam Records and Roc-A-Fella Records. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

See the main HMS Discovery article for other ships of this name. HMS Discovery was the name of a number of vessels in the Royal Navy. ...

References

• Beaglehole, J.C.: The Life of Captain James Cook. ISBN 0-8047-0848-7.

External links

• Ships of the World entry