Mały Modelarz 1-2-3-2013 HMS "Endeavour" Okręt kapitana Jamesa Cooka

HMS Endeavor was a British barge, built as coal, from the 19th century. The vessel was launched in 1764. The ship was built at the Fisburn shipyard in the city of Whitby, Great Britain. The vessel was 29.7 m long and 8.9 m wide. Its displacement was about 370 tons. It was armed with 6 4-pounder guns and 8 railing cannons.

HMS Endeavor entered service under the name "Earl of Pembroke", but four years later it entered the Royal Navy, also changing its name. The reason for the acquisition of the unit was a research expedition organized with the participation of the Royal Society, aimed at observing the passage of Venus against the background of the Sun and examining the waters south of Indonesia. The unit, under the command of James Cook, left Great Britain in 1768, and returned there in 1771. The three-year voyage brought complete confirmation of the existence of New Zealand and Australia, as well as the initial exploration of these areas by James Cook and his crew. Shortly after returning to her homeland, the ship was converted into an army transport and remained in service in this role until 1775, when it was sold. However, the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War led to his return to the Royal Navy, where he served as a prison ship based in Newport, Rhode Island. In the course of the aforementioned war, the unit was sunk in order to block the entrance to the port in August 1778.