Since our excavation unit was only three feet wide, and the remainder of the vessel is currently unexcavated, this was an extraordinary stroke of luck, Kerry says. Who would have thought that could be the case? Those still sick were taken ashore for treatment. [87][92], The surrender of British General John Burgoyne's army at Saratoga brought France into the war, and in the summer of 1778 a pincer plan was agreed to recapture Newport: the Continental Army would approach overland, and a French fleet would sail into the harbour. [1][b] She was refitted at Deptford by the dock's master shipwright Adam Hayes on the River Thames for the sum of 2,294, almost the price of the ship itself. The reef Endeavour had struck rose so steeply from the seabed that although the ship was hard aground, Cook measured depths up to 70 feet (21m) less than one ship's length away. Thats an amazing coincidence, Kathy agrees. Museums around the world are already turning their attention to the significant Cook anniversaries on the horizon and the complex legacy of these expeditions. ^[b] In today's terms, this equates to a valuation for Endeavour of approximately 265,000 and a purchase price of 326,400. In 2016 the ANMMs head of research. The older remains were those of a wooden vessel of approximately the same size, and possibly a similar design and materials as Lord Sandwich ex Endeavour. evidence that this wreck is Endeavour during 2020 to coincide with events marking 250 years since Cook arrived in Australia theres no guarantee yet they have the right ship. But if you get a little bit deeper, buried in the silty mud, in an environment starved of oxygen, are the remains of the hull structure, consisting of perhaps 1020 per cent of the original ship. At the time Endeavour arrived in Rhode Island, Newport was a major American port, with only Boston and Philadelphia being busier. Despite the fact the ANMM would dearly like to find. As the first European seafaring vessel to reach the east coast of Australia, the Endeavour much like James Cook himself has become part of Australias national mythology. Originally launched in 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke, the ship was renamed Endeavour in 1768 by Britain's Royal Navy and prepared for a major scientific voyage to the Pacific. Ostensibly sailing to the South Pacific to observe the 1769 Transit of Venus, Cook was also under orders to search for the fabled southern continent. It was a ploy to take a vessel in very poorly condition and play on the pride and ego of Lord Sandwich himself, Kevin says. Theyve lost this strategic and economically important base in America and maybe it makes them start thinking about. Endeavour was a ship with many lives, famously carrying James Cook on his first great voyage to the Pacific islands. Improvements in technology such as remote sensing and photogrammetry, which have been used to stitch together thousands of photos to create detailed 3D reconstructions of wreck sites helped, and by 2016 theyd mapped out eight of the 13 wreck sites. [32] The ship was also equipped with a set of 28ft (8.5m) sweeps to allow her to be rowed forward if becalmed or demasted. [89] The crossing was stormy, with two Hessians who were in the same fleet making accounts of the voyage. A typical collier in Whitby Harbor, identified as the Endeavour. Surrounded by pieces of oakum from the fother, this coral fragment had helped plug the hole in the hull and preserved the ship from sinking on the reef. On 17 January two of Banks' servants died from cold while attempting to return to the ship during a heavy snowstorm. [42] Landfall was made at Huahine, Raiatea and Borabora, providing opportunities for Cook to claim each of them as British territories. [66], Though Endeavour was now in good condition, her crew were not. [31] These were accompanied by two privately owned skiffs, one belonging to the boatswain John Gathrey, and the other to Banks. [60] By 26 August she was out of sight of land, and had entered the open waters of the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea, earlier navigated by Luis Vez de Torres in 1606. [102] In 2016 RIMAP concluded that there was a probability of 80 to 100% that the wreck of Endeavour was still in Newport Harbor, probably one of a cluster of five wrecks on the seafloor, and planned to investigate the ships and their artifacts further. What remained certain was that after Cook returned in 1771 from his first South Pacific voyage, the Endeavour was immediately refitted as a naval transport. After the outbreak of war in the American colonies in 1775, the British government was desperate for civilian ships to help it transport troops to quash the rebellion. [24], On 27 May 1768, Cook took command of Earl of Pembroke, valued in March at 2,307. [47] They were finally recovered in 1969 by a research team from the American Academy of Natural Sciences,[114] using a sophisticated magnetometer to locate the cannon, a quantity of iron ballast and the abandoned bower anchor. But the next site over could be the same size or more covered over There are all sorts of ways this might work out.. People ask why would two of the vessels that sailed around the world with Cook end up in Newport Harbour. [129][130] While it reflects the external dimensions of Cook's vessel, this replica was constructed with a steel rather than a timber frame, has one less internal deck than the original, and is not designed to go to sea. On the rear lower deck, cabins facing on to the mate's mess were assigned to Lieutenants Zachary Hickes and John Gore, ship's surgeon William Monkhouse, the gunner Stephen Forwood, ship's master Robert Molyneux, and the captain's clerk Richard Orton. [85], Once the American War of Independence had commenced, the British government needed ships to carry troops and materiel across the Atlantic. ^[d] The pressed man was John Thurman, born in New York but a British subject and therefore eligible for involuntary impressment aboard a Royal Navy vessel. Carpenter's Report, J. Seetterly, 10 October 1770, cited in Hosty and Hundley 2003, pp. Displayed on a launching cradle and supported by props on an oak slipway, with launching tackle rigged. .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^[a] Other sources give Endeavour's length overall as 106ft (32m). [22] In refusing Dalrymple's command, Hawke was influenced by previous insubordination aboard the sloop HMSParamour in 1698, when naval officers had refused to take orders from civilian commander Dr. Edmond Halley. [13] Plans of the ship also show a double keelson to lock the keel, floors and frames in place. The transit of Venus across the Sun occurred on 3 June, and was observed and recorded by astronomer Charles Green from Endeavour's deck. How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol. [6] Endeavour spent the next six months sailing close to shore,[41] while Cook mapped the coastline and concluded that New Zealand comprised two large islands and was not the hoped-for Terra Australis. [50], The prospects if the ship sank were grim. Osana restaurointi, hnen kamppeet oli muuttunut alkuperisest kuunari on parkki tyyppi (muistuttamaan kuuluisa HMS Endeavour johon Captain Cook lysi Australia) ja hn oli nimettiin uudelleen Earl of Pembroke (HMS Endeavouria kutsuttiin Earl of Pembrokeiksi, kun hn tyskenteli kivihiilikauppiaana Lnsimaassa). During her travels, Endeavour and her crew would chart an entirely new hemisphere. [50], As expected the leak increased once the ship was off the reef, and all three working pumps had to be continually manned. Every wreck has its own unique challenges and this one is no different its a bit dark, a bit chilly, a bit deeper than many others, but very exciting.. But with changes to the way we source, produce, use and store energy, just what is in store? Wounded on her larbord side where the greatest leak is but I could not come at it for the water. In 1768 the Royal Navy agreed to support a scientific expedition to Tahiti by providing a ship and its crew. It relies on engines for propulsion and is a little less than half the size of the original. [56], An examination of the hull showed that a piece of coral the size of a man's fist had sliced clean through the timbers and then broken off. [70], On 13 March 1771, Endeavour rounded the Cape of Good Hope and made port in Cape Town two days later. Iron and stone ballast, spoiled stores and all but four of the ship's guns were thrown overboard, and the ship's drinking water pumped out. [131][132], The Russell Museum, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, has a sailing one-fifth scale replica of Endeavour. 5556. The ship was also renamed to 'Earl of Pembroke', in homage to 'HMS Endeavour's' original name. [66] Broken timbers were replaced and the hull recaulked, scraped of shellfish and marine flora, and repainted. It was, in fact, [botanist] Joseph Banks who was lauded on their return and Cooks fame comes a little later. Commissioned as His Majesty's Bark Endeavour, she departed Plymouth in August 1768, rounded Cape Horn and reached Tahiti in time to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. [31] Ten 4-pounder cannon were brought aboard, six of which were mounted on the upper deck with the remainder stowed in the hold. [122], In January 1988, to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary of European settlement in Australia, work began in Fremantle, Western Australia, on a replica of Endeavour. [110], In addition to the search for the remains of the ship herself, there was substantial Australian interest in locating relics of the ship's south Pacific voyage. And if we can prove we have the Lord Sandwich, then we know we have Endeavour. Some of these things might be artefacts from her time as a prison hulk or even inscriptions scratched into the walls by known American revolutionaries detained on board. [51] Despite this, Joseph Banks noted in his journal the calm efficiency of the crew in the face of danger, contrary to stories he had heard of seamen panicking or refusing orders in such circumstances. The discovery is the culmination of decades of work by the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project and the Australian National Maritime Museum to locate and positively identify the vessel, which had been missing from the historical record for over two centuries. Lord Sandwich was one of a number of transport ships deliberately sunk by the British in an attempt to prevent the French fleet from approaching the shore. [138] [124] Ownership of the replica was transferred to the Australian National Maritime Museum in 2005 for permanent service as a museum ship in Sydney's Darling Harbour. Write an article and join a growing community of more than 160,300 academics and researchers from 4,571 institutions. (Some think Luny painted another ship after Endeavour became famous.). Coral, iron oxide. [66] Finally, the rigging and pumps were renewed and fresh stores brought aboard for the return journey to England. [141] He eventually joined the Navy, where his talent in math and mapmaking earned him notice. [29] From 1996 to 2002, the replica retraced Cook's ports of call around the world, arriving in the original Endeavour's home port of Whitby in May 1997[125] and June 2002. Get incredible stories of extraordinary wildlife, enlightening discoveries and stunning destinations, delivered to your inbox. Her hull, internal floors, and futtocks were built from traditional white oak, her keel and stern post from elm, and her masts from pine and fir. [124] The replica Endeavour finally entered Sydney Harbour on 17 April 2005, having travelled 170,000 nautical miles (310,000km), including twice around the world. [55] Cook attempted to enter the river mouth, but strong winds and rain prevented Endeavour from crossing the bar until the morning of 17 June. Following a dispute with islanders, he was stabbed to death on the beach at Hawaiis Kealakekua Bay, where Resolution was moored for repairs. Trips for tourists take them along the coast to Sandsend. [120] Apollo 15 took with it a small piece of wood claimed to be from Cook's ship. Endeavour sailed from Port Egmont on 4 May in a three-month non-stop voyage until she anchored at Portsmouth. The ship's carpenter, John Seetterly, observed that she was "very leaky makes from twelve to sixinches an hour, occasioned by her main keel being wounded in many places, false keel gone from beyond the midships. [29][30] The adjoining open mess deck provided sleeping and living quarters for the marines and crew, and additional storage space. HMS Endeavour was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771. Piece of rock ballast from the HMB ENDEAVOUR circa 18th century. In the 1700s, it was standard after a scuttling for a surveyor to record the precise locations of where ships went down. Endeavour was paid off in September 1774,[83] being sold in March 1775 by the Royal Navy to shipping magnate J. Mather for 645. It doesnt look anything like a ship. The third voyage sailed in January 1774 with her purpose to evacuate the Falklands entirely as Britain was faced with political difficulties from the American Colonies, the French and the Spanish. The ship had started to take on water through a hole in her hull. Endeavour left England in January 1774, sailing from the Falklands with all the British inhabitants on 23 April, leaving a flag and plaque confirming Britain's sovereignty. [11] Endeavours voyage across the Pacific Ocean. She then set sail into the largely uncharted ocean to the south, stopping at the islands of Huahine, Bora Bora, and Raiatea west of Tahiti to allow Cook to claim them for Great Britain. Endeavour sailed in November with Hugh Kirkland as the sailing master, and additionally the crew of Penguin, and four ship's carpenters whose job was to reassemble Penguin on arrival, which was 28 January 1773. James Cook commanded this ship on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand between 1768 and 1771. While Endeavour played an instrumental role in advancing science and exploration, its arrival in what is now known as Botany Bay in 1770 also precipitated the occupation of territory that its Aboriginal owners never ceded. She was ship-rigged and sturdily built with a broad, flat bow, a square stern, and a long box-like body with a deep hold. While Cook was fted for his successful voyage, Endeavour was largely forgotten. It remains on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM). [88], Lord Sandwich 2, master William Author, sailed on 6 May 1776 from Portsmouth in a fleet of 100 vessels, 68 of which were transports, which was under orders to support Howe's campaign to capture New York. HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy ship commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771. In this case, the research proved that the stern post on display at the ANMM was not that of Endeavour, but instead belonged to Resolution. The Admiralty valuation for 10 of the sunken vessels recorded that many had been built in Yorkshire, and the details of the Lord Sandwich transport matched those of the former Endeavour including construction in Whitby, a burthen of 368+7194tons, and re-entry into Navy service on 10 February 1776. TNA ADM 106/3402 5 February 1776. [21], The Royal Society suggested command be given to Scottish geographer Alexander Dalrymple, whose acceptance was conditional on a brevet commission as a captain in the Royal Navy. HMS Endeavour was launched in 1764 in Whitby, northern England, then as a coal carrier named Earl of Pembroke. 11d. [1] Restoration [ edit] She was moved to the UK in 1980 where her full restoration began in 1985. [103], In September 2018, Fairfax Media reported that archaeologists from RIMAP had pinpointed the final resting place of the vessel. These were the four Royal Navy frigates on 5 August along the coast of Aquidneck Island north of Newport: Juno 32, Lark 32, Orpheus 32, and Cerberus 28; the Royal Navy sloop of war Kingsfisher and galleys Alarm and Spitfire in the Sakonnet River on 30 July; the Royal Navy frigate Flora and sloop of war Falcon in Newport Harbour on 9 August; and ten of the thirteen privately owned British transports sunk in Newport Harbour between 35 August were Betty, Britannia, Earl of Oxford, Good Intent, Grand Duke of Russia, Lord Sandwich, Malaga, Rachel and Mary, Susanna, and Union. [134], A 25-foot (7.6m) replica of the ship is displayed in the Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough, England.[135]. Part 2", "Preliminary Report on the Australian National Maritime Museum's participation in the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project's search for HMB Endeavour", "The Fate of Cook's Ships: What Do We Know About The Endeavour? But in 1775, after the battered vessel was sold to private owner James Mather for 645, it disappeared from naval records, confounding historians. A suspension bridge stretches across Narragansett Bay behind her. [91], New York was eventually captured, but Newport, Rhode Island, remained in the hands of the Americans and posed a threat as a base for recapturing New York, so in November 1776 a fleet, which included Lord Sandwich 2 carrying Hessian troops, set out to take Rhode Island. [95], The owners of the sunken vessels were compensated by the British government for the loss of their ships. Because visibility is poor, photogrammetry has been critical as it allows the team to create digital models of the site that reveal the whole picture, allowing them to find clues to beams and other details of the ships structure. [58] Cook christened his landing place Possession Island, and ceremonial volleys of gunfire from the shore and Endeavour's deck marked the occasion. Earl of Pembroke egy fbl kszlt, hrom rbocos barokk, amelyet jelenleg tengeri fesztivlokra, oklevelekre, jtkonysgi alapok gyjtsre, vllalati szrakoztatsra s filmmunkra hasznlnak. Image credit: Irini Malliaros/Silentworld Foundation, Massive land purchase for new national park back oBourke, Australian Geographic Society Expeditions, Entries now open for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition, Environmentalists, Conservationists and Scientists. [41], Cook attributed the sickness to polluted drinking water, and ordered that it be purified with lime juice, but this had little effect. Rhode Island volunteers have been searching for this vessel since 1993, slowly narrowing down the search area and eliminating potential contenders as they explore the often-murky waters of Newport Harbour. [97] This was swiftly disputed by the British consul in Rhode Island, who wrote claiming that Endeavour had been bought from Mather by the French in 1790 and renamed Libert. After establishing RIMAP, but before finding evidence that Lord Sandwich was Endeavour, Kathy says shed had a crisis of confidence. Another ship there at that time was HMS Siren, captained by Tobias Furneaux, who had commanded Adventure on Cook's second voyage. Kathy formed RIMAP in 1993 to study some of the wrecks of those involved in the American Revolution. [106] Meanwhile, the wreck is being eaten by shipworms. HMS Endeavour. Read more: Even just the prospect that they are working on one of the most famous ships of all time is a thrilling one, James says. [97] A further letter to the Providence Journal stated that a retired English sailor was conducting guided tours of a hulk on the River Thames as late as 1825, claiming that the ship had once been Cook's Endeavour. The shipyard diorama, is complete with ship's fittings, including rudder, galley stove, cannon, gratings, ship's boats, spars . An attempt to land the pinnace on the Austral Island of Rurutu was thwarted by rough surf and the rocky shoreline. The remains of a cannon at shipwreck site RI 2394 off Newport, Rhode Island in the USA. It was built in Auckland in 1969 and travelled by trailer throughout New Zealand and Australia before being presented to the museum in 1970. Endeavour was built as Earl of Pembroke in 1764 as a coal transport ship. Both Kathy and Kevin Sumption, the director of Sydneys ANMM, believe the later renaming was to curry favour with John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who was Britains First Lord of the Admiralty and a patron of Cooks voyages. That particular document was very important because it had names of the vessels and where they were sunk, Kathy says. She was not seeking Endeavour in fact, as an American, it was barely on her radar. The ship was launched in 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke. An official announcement will be made on Friday. Dr Natali Pearson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Unlike Cook, who famously met his end on Hawaiian shores, the fate of the Endeavour had long been unknown. Unsurprisingly, Moore's account of the vessel's second incarnation is the part of the book that adds least to our knowledge because this subject has been so extensively researched already. The object's physical appearance resembles a dark grey boulder. The Bark, Earl of Pembroke, later Endeavour, leaving Whitby Harbour in 1768. [97], In 1991 the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) began research into the identity of the thirteen transports sunk as part of the Newport blockade of 1778, including Lord Sandwich. [41], The transit observed, Endeavour departed Tahiti on 13 July and headed northwest to allow Cook to survey and name the Society Islands. [66] Over the following twelve weeks, a further 23 died from disease and were buried at sea, including Spring, Green, Parkinson, and the ship's surgeon William Monkhouse. The story long believed to be true was that Endeavour was renamed La Libert and that it arrived in Rhode Island in 1793 as part of a French whaling fleet. [40], Endeavour resumed her voyage on 21 January 1769, heading west-northwest into warmer weather. From there they sailed west to the Dutch colony of Batavia for repairs, before making the long journey home. It was more of the cult of the individual, Kevin says. [62] A day later lightning during a sudden tropical storm struck the ship, but the rudimentary "electric chain" or lightning rod that Cook had ordered rigged to Endeavour's mast saved her from serious damage. Endeavours stint in Australia is well documented, but what is less known is what happened after its return to England. [124] The replica vessel commenced her maiden voyage in October of that year, sailing to Sydney Harbour and then following Cook's path from Botany Bay northward to Cooktown. As part of the restoration, her rig was changed from the original schooner to barque type (to resemble the famous HMS ENDEAVOUR on which Captain Cook discovered Australia) and she was renamed as EARL OF PEMBROKE. In April 1770, Endeavour became the first European ship to reach the east coast of Australia, with Cook going ashore at what is now known as Botany Bay. We are coming closer to saying weve found it, but we still have to prove it, Kathy says. She was 3 years old, built by Fishburn of Whitby and owned by Thomas Milner. On 13 June, the ship came to a broad watercourse that Cook named the Endeavour River. [123] Financial difficulties delayed completion until December 1993, and the vessel was not commissioned until April 1994. [18][19] Late twentieth-century research suggests the annotation may be a transcription error with "19yards29 inches" (18.1m) being the true reading. [25] The hull was sheathed and caulked to protect against shipworm, and a third internal deck installed to provide cabins, a powder magazine and storerooms. Although Endeavours early days are well known, it has taken many years for researchers to piece together the rest of its story. How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol, Transit of Venus: a tale of two expeditions. [46], Cook then ordered that the ship be lightened to help her float off the reef. But now this almighty raptor, affectionately known as The Red, has become our nations rarest bird of prey. In a serendipitous twist, it coincides with two significant dates: the 250th anniversary of the Endeavours departure from England in 1768 on its now (in)famous voyage south, and the 240th anniversary of the ships scuttling in 1778 during the American War of Independence. Thirteen were sunk in a line here on the west side of Goat Island, she adds, gesturing towards the buoys that mark RIMAPs dive sites and the five wrecked vessels thought to include Lord Sandwich (formerly Endeavour). Built in 1945 in Sweden she was constructed using those quickly disappearing techniques and skills that we are trying to preserve. Nevertheless, its incredible that both Endeavour and Resolution, two of the most important exploration vessels of the Age of Enlightenment, likely finished their careers there, Kevin says. The effort succeeded and soon very little water was entering, allowing the crew to stop two of the three pumps. She was sold out Service Called Endeavour Bark refused before". Although the leak would certainly increase once off the reef, Cook decided to risk the attempt and at 10:20pm the ship was floated on the tide and successfully drawn off. [28], A longboat, pinnace and yawl were provided as ship's boats, though the longboat was rotten having to be rebuilt and painted with white lead before it could be brought aboard. It was his death that would propel him, and the vessel in which he sailed to Australia, to fame. ^[f] A number of British vessels were sunk in local waters in the days leading up to the 2930 August 1778, Battle of Rhode Island. Cited in Baines. [26] The new cabins provided around 2 square metres (22sqft) of floorspace apiece being allocated to Cook and the Royal Society representatives: naturalist Joseph Banks, Banks' assistants Daniel Solander and Herman Spring, astronomer Charles Green, and artists Sydney Parkinson and Alexander Buchan. [121] The shuttle's name in turn inspired the naming of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, the first such capsule to launch crew. [15] If correct, this would produce an oddly truncated mast a full 9 feet (2.7m) shorter than the naval standards of the day. ^[c] Provisions loaded at the outset of the voyage included 6,000 pieces of pork and 4,000 of beef, nine tons of bread, five tons of flour, three tons of sauerkraut, one ton of raisins and sundry quantities of cheese, salt, peas, oil, sugar and oatmeal. When the British knew the French were coming, they told the navy vessels to destroy themselves, says Kathy, who is at once knowledgeable and formidable. As Australian Geographic goes to press, the team has dives planned in early 2020, which it is hopeful might turn up further elements of this mesh of proof. [43] On 15 August, Endeavour finally turned south to explore the open ocean for Terra Australis Incognita. The small scale model ship of Cook's Endeavour is handmade from scratch. [104] The possible discovery was hailed as a "hugely significant moment" in Australian history, but researchers have warned they were yet to "definitively" confirm whether the wreck had been located. [23] Acceptable to both parties, Cook was promoted to Lieutenant and named as commander of the expedition. The ship was launched in 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke. A series of dives in September 2019 started excavations, revealing part of the ships structure and making some interesting discoveries. The ship itself was more incidental.. How many people in their career overturn an idea that has been around for 170 years?. [42] Unfamiliar with such ships, the Mori people at Cook's first landing point in Poverty Bay thought the ship was a floating island, or a gigantic bird from their mythical homeland of Hawaiki. For several years he hauled coal along the English coast. [113] Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons described the section of keel as "intimately associated with the discovery and foundation of Australia". The first, under the command of sailing master John Dykes, was to deliver "sufficient provisions to serve 350 men to the end of the year 1772";[80] she sailed from Portsmouth on 8 November 1771, but due to terrible weather did not arrive at Port Egmont (the British base in the Falkland Islands) until 1 March. Many believed it had been renamed La Libert and put to use as a French whaling ship before succumbing to rotting timbers in Newport Harbour in 1793. [9] The ship was again commemorated in the naming of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1989. 5s. "[64] An inspection of the hull revealed that some unrepaired planks were cut through to within 18inch (3mm). Endeavour then sailed north along the Australian coast. RIMAP's lead investigator stated that "there has been no indisputable data found to prove the site is that iconic vessel, and there are many unanswered questions that could overturn such an identification". Endeavour as the Earl of Pembroke Aboard just such a vessel James Cook had begun his seafaring career as an 18-year-old apprentice. Australia as an alternative, Kevin argues. Launched originally in 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke, the ship was renamed four years later as Endeavour by . It was critical in identifying the position of Lord Sandwich as being among a group of five of the 13 vessels to the north-west of Goat Island. Just before 11pm on 11 June 1770, the ship struck a reef,[46] today called Endeavour Reef, within the Great Barrier Reef system. [81] Samuel Clayton also wrote an account.[82]. From Batavia Endeavour continued westward, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771 and reached the English port of Dover on 12 July, having been at sea for nearly three years. 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