HMS Lady Nelson

His Majesty's Armed Survey Vessel Lady Nelson was commissioned in 1799 to survey the coast of Australia. At the time large parts of the Australian coast were unmapped and Britain had claimed only part of the continent. The British Government were concerned that, in the event of settlers of another European power becoming established in Australia, any future conflict in Europe would lead to a widening of the conflict into the southern hemisphere to the detriment of the trade that Britain sought to develop. It was against this background that Lady Nelson was chosen to survey and establish sovereignty over strategic parts of the continent.

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1798 HMS Lady Nelson

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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Frameless

Painting of a Sailing Ship(GN06648A)

Grant 1803 Lady Nelson SLNSW FL18268171 (cropped)

Nautical charts in the Bass Strait

View of the Lady Nelson in the Thames

His Majesty's vessel the Lady Nelson - 1799

Nautical chart of Kent's Group in the Bass Strait

Hobart tall ship

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Painting of a Sailing Ship(GN06648A)		Commons
commons	image		Grant 1803 Lady Nelson SLNSW FL18268171 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Nautical charts in the Bass Strait		Commons
commons	image		View of the Lady Nelson in the Thames		Commons
commons	image		His Majesty's vessel the Lady Nelson - 1799		Commons
commons	image		Nautical chart of Kent's Group in the Bass Strait		Commons
commons	image		Hobart tall ship		Commons