caesar novus Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/captain-cook-ship-endeavour/2025/06/16/id/1215162/ Quote Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour has finally been located, bringing a 250-year search to an end. A recent report from the Australian National Maritime Museum, which has been searching for the ship since 1999, identified its final location off the coast of Rhode Island. Quote During Captain Cook's first voyage from 1768 to 1771, the HMS Endeavour became the first European ship to reach Eastern Australia and sail around New Zealand. Afterward, it was converted for use as a transport ship and later sold to a shipping company. Renamed the Lord Sandwich in 1775, the vessel served in the British fleet during the Revolutionary War before being deliberately sunk off the U.S. coast in 1778. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook Quote he sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped coastlines, islands, and features across the Pacific from Hawaii to Australia in greater detail than previously charted. He made contact with numerous indigenous peoples, and he claimed many territories for Britain. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage, and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions. His pioneering contributions to the prevention of scurvy ... Quote historian Robert Tombs defended Cook against accusations that he initiated British imperialism in the Pacific, arguing that European influence in the region was inevitable, and that Cook was more humane and enlightened than most of his contemporaries. Edited 10 hours ago by caesar novus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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