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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Cultural Object created 2025-05-13 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007695b.htm culturalArtefact H.M.S. Fly Royal Navy AACR2 Fly, H.M.S. 1831 1903 Ship Maritime exploration H.M.S. Fly was a Royal Navy sloop built at the Pembroke Dockyard and launched in 1831. Until 1840 she was in American and West Indian waters. In December 1841 she was commissioned, under the command of Francis Blackwood, to undertake surveys in the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef, accompanied by the cutter H.M.S. Bramble. On board were geologist Joseph Jukes and naturalist John MacGillivray (who was in the employ of the Duke of Derby). After exploring the waters around Australia's north-east Australia for the next five years, Fly arrived back in the United Kingdom in 1846. She was further commissioned, under Richard Oliver, for surveys around New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean from 1847 to 1851.Used as coal hulk from 1855, she was broken up in 1903. Natural history collections made by Jukes and MacGillivray were lodged in the British Museum (Natural History). Fly is commemorated by the Fly River in New Guinea. December 1841 December 1841 Event - Commissioned under command of Francis Blackwood for surveys around the north-east coast of Australia and New Guinea 19 June 1846 19 June 1846 Event - Arrived in Spithead, United Kingdom 14 October 1847 14 October 1847 Event - Commissioned under command of Richard Oliver for surveys in New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean 4 December 1851 4 December 1851 Event - Arrived at Plymouth Sound, United Kingdom 1855 1855 Event - Converted to a coal hulk 1903 1903 Event - Broken up Jukes, Joseph Beete (1811 - 1869)

Geologist 1841 - 1846

 MacGillivray, John (1821 - 1867)

Naturalist 1841 - 1846

 Blackwood, Francis Price (1809 - 1854)

Commander 1841 - 1846

 'H.M.S. Fly', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology H.M.S. <span style="font-style:italic">Fly</span> Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Navigating the Great Barrier Reef: the inner and outer routes, 1815 - 1860 Morgan, Kenneth Navigating the Great Barrier Reef: the inner and outer routes, 1815 - 1860 2021 International journal of maritime history 31 1 37-53 Book: Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N., in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the years 1842 - 1846 Jukes, J. B. Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. <span style="font-style:italic">Fly</span>, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N., in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the years 1842 - 1846 London T. and W. Boone 1847 Book: British oceanographic vessels 1800 - 1950 Rice, A. L. British oceanographic vessels 1800 - 1950 London Ray Society 1986 Book: Complete sailing directions for the various passages to and through Torres Straits: comprising the inner passage of the late Admiral King, and the outer routes by Raine Island: and by the north eastern entrance, by Captain Blackwood (...) Wellbank, I., compiler Complete sailing directions for the various passages to and through Torres Straits: comprising the inner passage of the late Admiral King, and the outer routes by Raine Island: and by the north eastern entrance, by Captain Blackwood (...) 2nd Sydney Reading & Wellbank 1864 Book: Directions for the outer passage from Sydney to Torres Strait Blackwood, F. P. Directions for the outer passage from Sydney to Torres Strait Facsimile London British Library 2011 Journal Article: On the Fly: the Great Barrier Experiences of Joseph Beete Jukes Birtles, Terry On the Fly: the Great Barrier Experiences of Joseph Beete Jukes 2011 National Library Magazine 2011 September 12-5