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Assistance (H.M.S.)

Assistance (H.M.S.)
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Histoire

This bark was built in 1850c.

Notes historiques

Under Captain Erasmus Ommanney, the first ship in Captain Horatio Austin's squadron (1850-1852) to pass the coast of Devon Island. At Beechey Island they found traces of Franklin's winter quarters. While under Captain Sir Edward Belcher RN and Commander Richards this vessel was involved in the search for Sir John Franklin 1852-1854. This vessel was abandoned in the ice and the crew returned home in H.M.S. North Star and H.M.S. Phoenix in 1854.

Propriétaires et capitaines

In 1850-1851 she was owned by the Royal Navy.

Armement

two guns

Références

  • Markham, Clements R. (1875)
  • Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
  • J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
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