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
  
• Struck a reef off Australia and almost sank
  
• Arrived back in Dover, England, in July  1771