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Lion

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Nominal GunsUnknownBWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired1774BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeDiscovery Vessel
Last known1785BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
31.5.1776 - 6.2.1777Lieutenant
Richard PickersgillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1777
Dismissed
ADM 12/27

 
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Posted by Brian Stephens on Sunday 4th of May 2014 16:45

The Gentleman's magazine. v.47 1777.
Thursday, May 1 - Advice was received that the Lion armed ship, Lieutenant Walter Young commander, was sailed from Stormness, in the North of Scotland, in order, if possible, to discover a north-west passage to the Southern Ocean. Mr. Lane, an eminent mathematician, tis retained in this voyage, from whose judicious observations on longitude and magnetical powers, much information is expected.


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