It's believed to be on the seabed of Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island). Attempts have been made to verify this, but too little evidence exists. In 2006, it was decided to not raise the wreck believed to be the Bark Endeavour.
James Cook, who was not yet a Captain but a Lieutenant, travelled to Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour.
Joseph Banks sailed with Captain James Cook on HM Bark Endeavour from 1768 to 1771.
The Endeavour
The Endeavour was HM Bark Endeavour.There were two reasons by which a ship might be classified as a "bark":1. A bark was any ship which did not match the usual classification of ship and if it was commanded by a Lieutenant. At this stage, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and had not yet been promoted to captain.2. A bark could also refer to a ship with a flat bow and square stern.The Endeavour was also an ex-collier, or coal-carrying ship - formerly the Whitby cat collier "Earl of Pembroke". It had been bought by the British navy and converted so it was suitable for exploration and scientific pursuits.
He didn't King George III did, its full name is His Majesties Bark the Endeavour.
James Cook, who was not yet a Captain but a Lieutenant, travelled to Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour.
Cook's first boat was the HM Bark Endeavour, followed by The Resolution.
HMS Endeavour, (or HM Bark Endeavour), was commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771.
Joseph Banks sailed with Captain James Cook on HM Bark Endeavour from 1768 to 1771.
The first vessel which James Cook commanded was the HM Bark Endeavour. At this stage, James Cook was not yet a captain.
The orbiter was named after the British HMS Endeavour, the ship which took Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery (1768-1771).
The Endeavour
The Endeavour was HM Bark Endeavour.There were two reasons by which a ship might be classified as a "bark":1. A bark was any ship which did not match the usual classification of ship and if it was commanded by a Lieutenant. At this stage, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and had not yet been promoted to captain.2. A bark could also refer to a ship with a flat bow and square stern.The Endeavour was also an ex-collier, or coal-carrying ship - formerly the Whitby cat collier "Earl of Pembroke". It had been bought by the British navy and converted so it was suitable for exploration and scientific pursuits.
He didn't King George III did, its full name is His Majesties Bark the Endeavour.
Captain James Cook commanded three ships. The best known of these was the HM Bark Endeavour. The Endeavour had a length of 109'3" (33.3 m).The HMS Resolution was the longest of James Cook's ship, with a length of 110'8" (33.73 m).
The orbiter is named after HM Bark Endeavour, the ship commanded by 18th century explorer James Cook; the name also honored Endeavour, the Command Module of Apollo 15. This is why the name is spelled in the British English manner, rather than the American English spelling of "Endeavor." Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle_endeavour.
No, HMS Endeavour was a British Royal Navy research vessel, it was not a clipper, it was a 'Bark' (In the 18th centuary, the British Royal Navy used the term bark for a nondescript vessel that did not fit any of its usual categories).A 'Clipper' was a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig - these ships were used as commercial, not military vessels.Further information:The Endeavour was HM Bark Endeavour.There were two reasons by which a ship might be classified as a "bark":1. A bark was any ship which did not match the usual classification of ship and if it was commanded by a Lieutenant. At this stage, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and had not yet been promoted to captain.2. A bark could also refer to a ship with a flat bow and square stern.The Endeavour was also an ex-collier, or coal-carrying ship - formerly the Whitby cat collier "Earl of Pembroke". It had been bought by the British navy and converted so it was suitable for exploration and scientific pursuits.