HMS Adventure (1771)

HMS Adventure was a barque that the Royal Navy purchased in 1771. She had been the merchant vessel Marquis of Rockingham, launched in 1770 at Whitby. In naval service she sailed with Resolution on James Cook's second expedition to the Pacific in 1772–1775. She was the first ship to circumnavigate the globe from west to east. After her return she served as a store ship until 1779. The navy sold her in 1783 and she resumed a civilian career, but retaining the name Adventure. She was lost in May 1811.

For other ships with the same name, see Marquis of Rockingham (ship), HMS Adventure, and Adventure (ship).

Resolution and Adventure with fishing craft in Matavai Bay by William Hodges, painted 1776, shows the two ships at anchor in Tahiti.
History
Great Britain
NameMarquis of Rockingham
OwnerCaptain William Hammond, of Hull
BuilderThomas Fishburn, Whitby
Launched1769, or 1770
FateSold to Royal Navy, November 1771
Great Britain
NameHMS Raleigh
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired27 November 1771
RenamedHMS Adventure (25 December 1771)
FateSold to original owner in May 1783
Great Britain
NameAdventure
OwnerCaptain William Hammond, of Hull
AcquiredMay 1783 by purchase
FateSunk in the Saint Lawrence River in May 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen33641⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 99 ft 3 in (30.3 m) (overall)
  • 76 ft 9+1⁄2 in (23.4 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planBarque
RangeLimited only by water and provisions
Complement80
Armament
  • Royal Navy:10 x 4-pounder guns + 8 x ½-pounder swivel guns
  • 1811:6 × 6-pounder guns
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