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Endeavour 250: natural history through colonial encounter
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.
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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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Ice patrol HMS Endurance a complete loss, will be scrapped says MOD
She has been replaced by the refurbished Norwegian built HMS Protector The special barge that transported HMS Endurance from the Falklands to UK The Royal Navy's former ice patrol ship HMS ...
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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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250 years since Captain Cook arrived in Australia, his legacy remains fraught
Wednesday marks 250 years since HMS Endeavour sailed into Botany Bay. A descendent of one of the Aboriginal men he first encountered there says the anniversary is an emotional one. "As we ...