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After his return from that expedition, Gray set sail for the northwest coast again on September 28, 1790, reaching his destination in 1792. [2] [self-published source] During his first voyage to the northwest coast, Gray was second-in-command of Columbia Rediviva under Captain John Kendrick, who remained in the Pacific, in command of Lady ...
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America, between 1790 and 1793, which pioneered the American maritime fur trade in that region. In the course of those voyages, Gray explored portions of ...
Columbia Rediviva (commonly known as Columbia) was a privately owned American ship under the command, first, of John Kendrick, and later Captain Robert Gray, best known for being the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe, and her expedition to the Pacific Northwest for the maritime fur trade.
John Kendrick (1740–1794) was an American sea captain during the American Revolutionary War, and was involved in the exploration and maritime fur trading of the Pacific Northwest alongside his subordinate Robert Gray.
Voyages of the "Columbia" to the Northwest Coast 1787–1790 and 1790–1793. Massachusetts Historical Society. Scofield, John (1993). Hail, Columbia: Robert Gray, John Kendrick and the Pacific Fur Trade. Oregon Historical Society Press. Paterson, T.W.; Basque, G. (1999). Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of Vancouver Island. Sunfire Publications.
Robert Gray (American maritime fur trader); 1787–1790; first American circumnavigation. John Hunter (British); 1788–1789 Alessandro Malaspina ; 1789–1794 .
May 11 – Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition: Captain Robert Gray, on the Columbia Rediviva, becomes the first white man to discover the mouth of the Columbia River. [25] May 17 – The Buttonwood Agreement is signed, beginning the New York Stock Exchange. May 18 – War in Defence of the Constitution: Russia invades Poland.
As part of the Columbia Expedition seeking valuable otter furs, she left Boston Harbor on October 1, 1787 under command of Robert Gray. She served as consort to the much larger Columbia Rediviva captained by the expedition’s leader John Kendrick.