[DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition - Wikipedia [PAR] In May 1792, American merchant sea captain Robert Gray sailed into the 
Columbia River, becoming the first recorded European to navigate into it. The 
voyage, conducted on the Columbia Rediviva, a privately owned ship, ... After his 
return from that expedition, Gray set sail for the northwest coast again on 
September 28,... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray (sea captain) - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Gray (May 10, 1755  circa July, 1806) was an American merchant sea 
captain who is ... After his two famous voyages, he carried on his career as a sea 
captain, ... Prior to this, other America traders, such as Robert Morris, had sent 
ships to ... Kendrick and Gray sailed around Cape Horn at the southern tip of 
South... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Robert Gray - Oregon Pioneers [PAR] Captain Robert Gray, a Yankee trader, was born in Rhode Island in 1755. ... John 
Kendrick were commissioned by Boston merchants to sail up the Northwest ... Yet 
his movements suggest that he was exploring for the River of the West. ... 
According to the ship's log, the entrance was sighted on May 11, 1792, at 4 a.m. 
He... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Robert Gray at Encyclopedia.com. ... 
Gray commanded the little sloop Lady Washington, and Kendrick sailed the ... On 
May 11, 1792, guided by the crew of the little pinnace he had sent ahead, Gray ... 
of the legendary "River of the West," which he renamed the Columbia for his ship. [DOC] [TLE] Great River of the West | Discovering Lewis & Clark  [PAR] Gray's Ship: The Columbia Rediviva ... Under the command of Captain Robert 
Gray the Columbia left Boston again on October 1, 1790, ... Resuming his pursuit 
of Indian trade in the spring, on May 11, 1792, Gray took the ... His entry in his log 
was terse: "we found this to be a large river of fresh water, up which we steered. [DOC] [TLE] Columbia River: Description, Creation, and Discovery [PAR] Oct 31, 2008 ... And so, historian Murray Morgan writes, the entrance to the River of the West 
was discovered. ... Gray and Vancouver had arrived at this point having sailed 
up the ... On May 11, Gray discovered the Columbia, noting in his ship's log .... on 
the south side was named in 1792 by the American, Robert Gray. [DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray - Northwest Power & Conservation Council [PAR] Dec 2, 2008 ... Other Northwest coast histories suggest that Spanish ships may have been 
wrecked on the coast in the distant past, but Gray and his crew at... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray - L - The Lewis And Clark Rediscovery Project [PAR] Robert Gray is credited with discovering and naming the Columbia River in 1792. 
... On May 11, 1792, Gray sailed his ship into an estuary along the Pacific and 
discovered ... John Kendrick were commissioned by Boston merchants to sail up 
the Northwest ... suggest that he was exploring for the legendary River of the 
West. [DOC] [TLE] Euro-American and Native Encounters - Washington State History ... [PAR] An international trade network sprang up, with the market provided by the. 
Chinese a vital ... John Kendrick, and the Lady Washington, under Robert Gray, 
sailed from Boston .... Robert. Gray sailed the Columbia into The River of the 
West, which ... 1792. Robert Gray sails into the. Columbia River, naming it after 
his ship. [DOC] [TLE] Discovery of the Columbia River [PAR] All four of them stood their ships just off the mouth of the Columbia and 
considered ... So there went spain's chance to discover the great River of the 
West. On his way down the coast Hezeta also named Cape Falcon .... And, on 
May 11, 1792 one day after his 37th birthday, the American fur trader Robert Gray 
wrote in his... [DOC] [TLE] The Columbia River - Columbia River, Washington/Oregon [PAR]

Question: In May 1792 Robert Gray sailed up this "River of the West", naming it for his ship
Answer: Columbia River