H.M.S. Endeavour
Captain James Cook's ship of discovery
- Launched in June 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke employed in transporting coal
- Purchased by the Royal Navy in 1768 and renamed HMS Endeavour for a scientific mission
- Commanded by Lieutenant James Cook, she sailed around the world from 1768 to 1771
- In 1770 became the first ship to explore the east coast of Australia
- She struck a reef off Australia and almost sank
- Arrived back in Dover, England, in July 1771