HMS Discovery (1789)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Discovery
Builder	Randall, Gray & Brent,[1] Rotherhithe
Launched	1789
Acquired	November 1789
In service	7 December 1789
Reclassified	Bomb vessel in 1799 Convict hulk between 1808 and 1812 Army hospital ship between 1812 and 1815 Prison hulk between 1820 and 1834
Honours and awards	Copenhagen 1801[2]
Fate	Broken up by 15 February 1834
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	10-gun survey ship
Tons burthen	33065⁄98 bm
Length	99 ft 2 in (30.2 m) (overall) 77 ft 8 in (23.7 m) (keel)
Beam	28 ft 3+1⁄4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	Sloop-of-war: 94–100 As a bomb vessel, 67
Armament	Sloop-of-war: 10 × 4-pounder guns (short)+ 10 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns Bomb vessel: 1 × 13" mortar + 1 × 10" mortar + 8 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy ship launched in 1789 and best known as the lead ship in George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his famous 1791-1795 expedition. She was converted to a bomb vessel in 1798 and participated in the Battle of Copenhagen. Thereafter she served as a hospital ship and later as a prison hulk until 1831. She was broken up in 1834.