HMS Endeavour
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HMS Endeavour may refer to one of the following ships:
In the Royal Navy:, a 36-gun ship purchased in 1652 and sold in 1656, a 4-gun bomb vessel
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696, a fire ship
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696, a storeship hoy
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1705, a storeship launched in 1708 and sold in 1713, a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771, a 14-gun sloop
, purchased in 1763 and foundered in 1780 in a hurricane off Jamaica
, originally Earl of Pembroke, a 10-gun bark
purchased in 1768; known as Endeavour Bark to distinguish her from her contemporaries listed above; was commanded by Lieutenant James Cook
in his first voyage of exploration to the Pacific, 1768–1771; sold in 1775
in the Royal New Zealand Navy:, which served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1956 to 1962, which served as the Antarctic support vessel HMNZS Endeavour from 1962 to 1971, a fleet tanker commissioned in 1988, and in active service
in popular culture:
See also:
In the Royal Navy:, a 36-gun ship purchased in 1652 and sold in 1656, a 4-gun bomb vessel
Bomb vessel
A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannon —although bomb vessels carried a few cannon for self-defence—but rather mortars mounted forward near the bow and elevated to a high angle, and projecting their fire in a...
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696, a fire ship
Fire ship
A fire ship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation. Ships used as fire ships were usually old and worn out or...
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696, a storeship hoy
Hoy (boat)
A hoy was a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually displacing about 60 tons. The word derives from the Middle Dutch hoey. In 1495, one of the Paston Letters included the phrase, An hoye of Dorderycht , in such a way as to indicate that such contact was then...
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1705, a storeship launched in 1708 and sold in 1713, a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771, a 14-gun sloop
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
, purchased in 1763 and foundered in 1780 in a hurricane off Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, originally Earl of Pembroke, a 10-gun bark
Barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.- History of the term :The word barque appears to have come from the Greek word baris, a term for an Egyptian boat. This entered Latin as barca, which gave rise to the Italian barca, Spanish barco, and the French barge and...
purchased in 1768; known as Endeavour Bark to distinguish her from her contemporaries listed above; was commanded by Lieutenant James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
in his first voyage of exploration to the Pacific, 1768–1771; sold in 1775
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- , a sailing replica of Cook's Endeavour, a schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
purchased in 1775 and sold in 1782, another schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
purchased in 1782; there may have been other brigs or schooners obtained in the West Indies during this period, as the name was retained for several replacement vessels, a survey ship launched in 1912, used as a depot shipDepot shipA depot ship is a ship which acts as a mobile or fixed base for other ships and submarines or supports a naval base. Depot ships may be specifically designed for their purpose or be converted from another purpose...
from 1940, and sold in 1946
- , a sailing replica of Cook's Endeavour, a schooner
in the Royal New Zealand Navy:, which served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1956 to 1962, which served as the Antarctic support vessel HMNZS Endeavour from 1962 to 1971, a fleet tanker commissioned in 1988, and in active service
in popular culture:
- In the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the fictional HMS Endeavour appears as the flagship of LordLordLord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
Cutler BeckettCutler BeckettLord Cutler Beckett is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Hollander in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He appears as a main antagonist in Dead Man's Chest and in At World's End...
and the East India Trading Company.
See also:
- Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour was the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger...
, the NASA vessel named in honor of James CookJames CookCaptain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
's HM Bark Endeavour