HMS_Assistant

HMS Assistant

Assistant was a brig of 110 tons burden, armed with four 4-pounders and eight swivel guns, and carrying a complement of twenty-seven.[1]

Assistant

She accompanied HMS Providence (1791) as tender on William Bligh's second breadfruit expedition from August 1791 to August 1793. Her commander was Lieutenant Nathaniel Portlock.

Captain Nathaniel Portlock (c. 1747–1817)

References

  1. "HMS ASSISTANT". Bligh Encyclopedia. Pitcairn Island Study Center, Pacific Union College. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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