What happened to the investigator ship?

HMS Investigator was a merchant ship purchased in 1848 to search for Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition. She made two voyages to the Arctic and had to be abandoned in 1853, after becoming trapped in the pack ice. Her wreckage was found in July 2010, off Banks Island in the Beaufort Sea.

What happened to Matthew Flinders?

While returning to England in 1803, Flinders was arrested by the French governor at Isle de France (Mauritius)….

Matthew Flinders
Died	19 July 1814 (aged 40) London, England
Resting place	St James’s burial ground, Camden (until 2019)
Occupation	Royal Navy officer
Years active	1791–1814

Was Matthew Flinders married?

Ann Chappellem. 1801–1814
Matthew Flinders/Spouse

What was the name of Matthew Flinders ship?

After sailing with the famous Captain Bligh on the Providence, Flinders’ adventures brought him to Australia onboard the Reliance. In 1796 he explored the coastline around Sydney in a tiny open boat called Tom Thumb.

What happened George Bass?

30, 1771, Aswarby, Lincolnshire, Eng. —died 1803, at sea en route from Australia to South America), surgeon and sailor who was important in the early coastal survey of Australia. Bass was apprenticed as a surgeon and in 1789 accepted in the Company of Surgeons.

What is the nationality of Matthew Flinders?

English
Matthew Flinders, (born March 16, 1774, Donington, Lincolnshire, England—died July 19, 1814, London), English navigator who charted much of the Australian coast. Flinders entered the Royal Navy in 1789 and became a navigator.

Who gave Australia its name?

explorer Matthew Flinders
It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who made the suggestion of the name we use today. He was the first to circumnavigate the continent in 1803, and used the name ‘Australia’ to describe the continent on a hand drawn map in 1804.

What is bungaree famous for?

Bungaree became the first known Aboriginal person to circumnavigate Australia and contribute to the mapping of the Australian coastline.

Why did Bass and Flinders explore?

Australia in the 1790s The navigator Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), an officer of the Royal Navy, and ship’s surgeon George Bass (1771–1803?), met on the HMS Reliance on their way to New South Wales. They discovered that they shared a love of sea and land exploration.

Where was the wreck of Matthew Flinders ship found?

THE wreck of a British cargo ship that sank while sailing in convoy with Matthew Flinders 200 years ago has been discovered off the Australian coast. Maritime archaeologists made the claim last week after discovering a ship’s cannon embedded in a reef in the Coral Sea off North Queensland.

How many shipwrecks are there in South Australia?

South Australia has more than 800 shipwrecks along its coast and inland waters, but the first recorded wreck occurred while Matthew Flinders charted the coastline in 1802. It was not Flinders’ vessel Investigator , bit rather the small cutter used by a landing party, which fell prey to unpredictable surf at the tip of Eyre Peninsula.

Where did Matthew Flinders survey the Unknown Coast?

Flinders charted the ‘unknown coast’ travelling eastwards. The Investigator left South Australian waters on 19 April 1802 on the journey towards the eastern coast. After wintering at Port Jackson, Flinders sailed north to continue surveying the coastline. The Lady Nelson was to accompany the Investigator as a survey vessel.

When did Matthew Flinders sail from Portsmouth to Australia?

The Investigator sailed from Portsmouth on 18 July 1801, sighting Cape Leeuwin on 6 December, and nearing the head of the Great Australian Bight on 27 January 1802. Flinders charted the ‘unknown coast’ travelling eastwards.