The wind had changed and it was time to go. On August 12, 1768, His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour slipped out of harbor, Lt. James Cook in command, bound for Tahiti. The island had been “discovered ...

She will, however, be remembered forever as His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour, the ship sailed by Lieutenant James Cook on one of the epic voyages of maritime history. The memory of the little ship ...

A replica of Lt. James Cook's H.M.B. Endeavour docked in Sydney. Australian reserachers say they have identified the real shipwreck off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Wikimedia Commons under ...

In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.

IN 22 AUGUST 1770, the crew of HMB Endeavour, led by Lieutenant James Cook, reached Possession Island, off the northern tip of Australia. From there they sailed west to the Dutch colony of Batavia for ...

The Endeavour had sailed for several years around the South Pacific before famously landing in eastern Australia in 1770 The final resting place of Captain James Cook's HMB Endeavour has been ...

His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour sailed from Plymouth on Friday, 26Aug1768 with Lieutenant James Cook as Commander. The mission of the Endeavour was to boldly go…oh no that’s Kirk not Cook.

The Endeavour began life as a coal carrier vessel, but was later commanded by James Cook, who was then a Royal Navy Lieutenant. Cook used Endeavour to sail around the world between 1768 and 1771 ...

The Endeavour’s original skipper Lt. James Cook. Mr Longhurst said even though guests would be required to work the ship, no prior sailing experience was necessary. “It is for people of all ...