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HMS Assistant
Assistant
was a
brig
of
110
tons burden
,
armed
with four 4-pounders and
eight
swivel guns
, and
carrying
a
complement
of
twenty-seven
.
She accompanied as
tender
on
William
Bligh's second
breadfruit
expedition
from
August
1791
to August
1793
. Her
commander
was
Lieutenant
Nathaniel Portlock
.