Did Captain cook get killed in a boat?

Answer 1

James Cook commanded three ships, the HMS Bark Endeavour,the Resolution and the Adventure.

Cook's best known ship was the 'Endeavour', which departed Plymouth, England, on 26 August 1768 on Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus from the vantage point of Tahiti. It was on this journey that Cook circumnavigated New Zealandand the eastern coast of Australia.

On Cook's second and third journeys, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure'.

Answer 2

Because he was sent to Tahiti to observe the Transit of Venus, to aid in the scientific effort of the day to mathmatically calculate Earth's distance from the sun, and travelling by ship was a whole lot more sensible than swimming there! He had no real options to travelling by boat in the late 1700s.

Answer 3

No, Captain Cook did not travel alone. He actually traveled with an entire ship's crew and with his wife depending on the voyage.

Answer 4

No, he was killed on the beach in Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii. He was trying to get back a boat taken by the natives.

Answer 5

captain cook sailed on a ship called the 'endeavour'

Answer 6

Yes he did for about 20 years