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]] Captain George Vancouver RN ( June 22 , 1757 – May 12 , 1798 ) was an officer of the British Royal Navy , best known for his exploration of North America , including the Pacific coast along the modern day Canadian Province of British Columbia and the American states of Alaska , Washington State and Oregon . He also explored the southwest coast of Australia and negotiated agreements with Hawaii's king Kamehameha I . EARLY CAREER George Vancouver was born in King's Lynn , Norfolk , England . At the age of fifteen he travelled to the Pacific aboard HMS ''Resolution'' , on Captain James Cook 's second voyage (1772-1775). It was Vancouver's first naval service. He also accompanied Cook on his third voyage (1776-1779), this time aboard ''Resolution'''s sister ship, HMS ''Discovery'' . Upon his return to Britain in 1779, Vancouver was Commissioned as a Lieutenant . He was then posted aboard the Sloop HMS ''Martin'' , on patrol in the English Channel . Vancouver next served on the 74-gun Ship Of The Line , HMS ''Fame'' . The ''Fame'' was involved in the British victory in the Battle Of The Saintes in 1782. While serving on the West Indies station, Vancouver put the Surveying and Cartographic skills he learned under Cook to use surveying Port Royal and Kingston Harbour , assisted by Joseph Whidbey . |
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