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HMS Endeavour to be transformed into pub but not before retracing Captain Cook's voyage
The new owners of an exact replica of HMS Endeavour have grand plans to sail the same route as Captain Cook before transforming the vessel into a pub. The ship, currently moored in Whitby harbour ...
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Daniel Solander: a Linnaean disciple on HMS Endeavour
On two occasions HMS Endeavour was almost lost in collision with coral walls ... When Endeavour anchored there in October 1770, the ship's two-month stay was marred by disease. Many of the crew ...
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The Cook Voyages - HMS Endeavour, HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery
They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration. The HMS Endeavour voyage (1768–1771) was the first devoted to scientific discovery. Cook and his crew, which included ...
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Wreckage of 18th century legendary HMS Victory found
Mr Stemm said the wreck was identified as HMS Victory when he raised two extremely rare bronze canons, measuring 12ft and weighing 4 tonnes, which could only have belonged to the historic British ...
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Iconic HMS Sheffield, will become Royal Navy's fifth state of the art Type 26 frigate
“From north to south, these ships are truly a national endeavour ... The naming of HMS Sheffield, the fifth ship in the city-class of Type 26 frigates, came as Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson ...