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.
James Cook never settled in Australia. After charting the eastern coast of the continent in 1770, he returned to England. During his life, he made two more significant voyages, but his home remained in England.
Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook reached the eastern coast of Australia in April 1770. He first sighted and named Point Hicks on the southeastern coast, and gradually moved northwards.
James Cook sailed into Botany Bay in 1770.At the time, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and not yet a Captain.
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
James Cook's ship in 1770 (before he was a captain) was the Endeavour.This was the ship in which he sailed to the South Pacific, circumnavigated New Zealand and charted the east coast of Australia.
1770
1770 was when Captain Cook arrived with his crew and prisoners and brought deices and infection with them.
James Cook never settled in Australia. After charting the eastern coast of the continent in 1770, he returned to England. During his life, he made two more significant voyages, but his home remained in England.
Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain Cook) arrived at the east coast of Australia in 1770.
Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook reached the eastern coast of Australia in April 1770. He first sighted and named Point Hicks on the southeastern coast, and gradually moved northwards.
Captain James Cook became famous in 1770. He was the man who discovered New Zealand. He was also a commander in the Royal Navy.
Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) sailed to Australia on the HMS Bark Endeavour in 1770. This was the first of three ships he commanded.
James Cook sailed into Botany Bay in 1770.At the time, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and not yet a Captain.
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.