The ''Samarang'' was an English vessel which visited the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] several times in [[1843]] to [[1845]]. Captained by Edward Belcher, it surveyed and mapped sections of the [[Ryukyu Islands]], and repeatedly made port to ask for supplies, causing difficulties for the Ryukyuan royal government. | The ''Samarang'' was an English vessel which visited the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] several times in [[1843]] to [[1845]]. Captained by Edward Belcher, it surveyed and mapped sections of the [[Ryukyu Islands]], and repeatedly made port to ask for supplies, causing difficulties for the Ryukyuan royal government. |