Corporate DS/UK/4145 HMS Investigator; 1795-c1872; Royal Navy ship HMS Investigator Royal Navy ship 1795-c1872 HMS Xenophon

Originally the mercantile ship 'Fram', launched in 1795, the Royal Navy purchased her in 1798 when she was named HMS Xenophon. In 1801 she was converted into a survey ship and renamed HMS Investigator. Between 1801 and 1803, under the command of Matthew Flinders, she was the first ship to circumnavigate Australia. She was sold by the Royal Navy in 1810, after which she went into commercial service. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\71010800 19/01/2022 DERBYSHIRE\71010800 19/01/2022 5121d895-595e-4e52-952b-54dd2ef2ca20