Endeavour left Deptford on 21 July, 1768, sailing down that day to Gallion’s Reach. After nine days the ship departed on 30 July, leaving the Thames and reaching The Downs, off Deal, in Kent on 3 August.

Sailing from Deptford on 30 July 1768, the Endeavour stopped at Plymouth on 13 August for 5 days to pick up Banks and his party, and to arrange accommodations for Dr. Solander. A total of 95 persons were on board, 94 leaving England and one seaman being impressed at Madeira.

The HM Bark Endeavour sailed from the sheltered waters of Plymouth in England on August 26th 1768, sailing alone with no other vessel as support ship. She carried 94 officers, scientists and crew, two greyhounds plus a milking goat and stores for the voyage.

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.

Aug 26, 2018 · Exactly 250 years ago today, on August 26th 1768, the Endeavour departed from Plymouth on Captain Cook’s first voyage around the world, with the botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on board to document the natural history they encountered on route.

Jun 27, 2024 · The Endeavour leaves Plymouth England in August 1768. Captain Cook and his crew of nearly 100 men set sail to Tahiti to observe the Transit of Venus and to search for Terra Australis Incognita.

His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour departed from Plymouth, England, on 25 August 1768 commanded by Lieutenant James Cook. He was accompanied by a small group of natural philosophers and artists led by the young Joseph Banks.

James Cook was appointed to command a ship called Endeavour, which left Plymouth on 26 August, 1768. A list of what Cook was up to preparing for this voyage and during the voyage can be found in Paul Capper's list of First Voyage dates. Links to information about the ship, the people, and what happened during the voyage can be found below.

Apr 21, 2023 · A list of H.M.B Endeavour's officers, marines, crew and civilians, totalling 94 men and boys when the ship sailed from England on August 26, 1768

The Endeavour called first at the Portuguese-occupied island of Madeira in September 1768, allowing Banks and his party with six days of collecting on land. Their next stop was at Rio de Janeiro in November.