The ship in which Flinders circumnavigated Australia was named Investigator.
Prior to this Matthew Flinders, together with George Bass, circumnavigated Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in the Norfolk.
The ship in which Flinders circumnavigated Australia was named Investigator.
Prior to this Matthew Flinders, together with George Bass, circumnavigated Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in the Norfolk.
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Matthew Flinders travelled by ship. He was a sea explorer.
Matthew Flinders's full name was simply Matthew Flinders.
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Explorer Matthew Flinders had one brother named Samuel, who accompanied him on his circumnavigation of Australia, but he had no sisters. Samuel Flinders was second lieutenant on board the ship "Investigator".
Matthew flinders wife was named anne Chapelle
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A voyage to Terra Australis was the name of the book that Matthew Flinders wrote.
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Matthew Flinders had a cat named Trim, who accompanied Flinders on most of his journeys between 1799 and 1804.
Matthew Flinders was on board a small sloop/sailing-ship named the Norfolk when he saw Redcliffe, July 1799.It was the same ship he had previously used to circumnavigate Tasmania.
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Matthew Flinders explored by sea, so he always used a boat or ship. When exploring with George Bass, his transport was the small boat "Tom Thumb", but when circumnavigating Australia, he was in the ship "Investgator".