Assistant was a

brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...

of 110 tons burden, armed with four 4-pounders and eight swivel guns, and carrying a complement of twenty-seven. She accompanied as tender on

William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift i ...

's second breadfruit expedition from August 1791 to August 1793. Her commander was Lieutenant

Nathaniel Portlock Nathaniel Portlock (c. 1748 – 12 September 1817) was a British ship's captain, maritime fur trader, and author. He entered the Royal Navy in 1772 as an able seaman, serving in . In 1776 he joined as master's mate and served on the third Pac ...

References

External links

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Lieutenant Nathaniel Portlock's Logbook of the Assistant
with brief biographical notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Assistant, Hms Royal Navy ship names