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HMS Investigator (1801)
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HMS Investigator was built as the mercantile Fram and launched in 1795. Purchased in 1798 by the Royal Navy she was renamed HMS Xenophon, and then in 1801 converted to a survey ship under the name HMS
20th-century drawing of HMS Investigator.
20th-century drawing of HMS Investigator.
Matthew Flinders, commander of HMS Investigator.
Matthew Flinders, commander of HMS Investigator.
Robert Merrick Fowler
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Vice-Admiral Robert Merrick Fowler was an officer of the Royal Navy notable for his service as the second-in-command to Matthew Flinders on HMS Investigator from 1801 to 1803 and for his involvement i
Wreck of the Porpoise, William Westall, 1803, National Library of Australia
Wreck of the Porpoise, William Westall, 1803, National Library of Australia
Battle of Pulo Aura - A small group of large ships on the left engages a line of ships on the right, which is protecting several smaller ships. Clouds
Battle of Pulo Aura - A small group of large ships on the left engages a line of ships on the right, which is protecting several smaller ships. Clouds of smoke hang over the fight as the ships fire their cannons.