Captain Edward Riou Collection, February 1776-1801

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Series RUSI/NM/235/ER
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Captain Edward Riou (1762-1801). Riou entered the Navy in 1774, joining the Barflour at Portsmouth. In 1776 he sailed in Discovery on Cook's 3rd voyage. On his return in 1780 he was promoted Lieutenant and served in the West Indies and Channel. In 1789 he was appointed to Command the Guardian, carrying convicts and stores to Australia. The ship struck an iceberg and was badly damaged, but Riou managed to sail her back to the Cape of Good Hope. He returned home in Sphinx in 1791. He was killed at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.

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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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