HMS ''Discovery'' was a small ship, commissioned in 1741. She was commanded by

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as she accompanied the larger , commanded by his cousin, Christopher Middleton, on an expedition to Hudson's Bay, to search for the

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. Like many other vessels the

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used for exploration, ''Discovery'' was a converted collier. She displaced 150 tons.

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