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James Cook commanded three ships, the HMS Bark Endeavour,the Resolution and the Adventure but it is unknown whether Cook had a favourite out of his ships.

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It is a common misconception that James Cook only ever commanded the Endeavour.

The year 1772 saw the start of Cook's second voyage. On this expedition, he commanded the 'Resolution'.

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As James Cook (still a Lieutenant) sailed north along the Queensland coast in 1770, his ship the "Endeavour" struck the Great Barrier Reef and nearly sank. The Endeavour managed to stay afloat for another week whilst the crew sought desperately for land, eventually sighting the harbour formed by the Endeavour River. The ship was landed on 10 June 1770, and Cook spent almost two months repairing it, thus giving rise to the fledgling township of Cooktown.

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James Cook sailed on (and 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'.

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Captain cook's ships name is the HMS Endeavour. It is 32 metres long, 7.6 metres wide and weighs around 368 tons.

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