In 1768 British-born explorer Lt. James Cook and his crew set sail on the HM Bark Endeavour on one of the most significant maritime voyages ever. After observing the transit of Venus across the sun in ...

When talking about legendary ships throughout history, a few notable ones spring to mind. First is the RMS Titanic — which, believe it or not, might disappear during your lifetime. Second is the ...

For centuries, a ship that helped change history lay forgotten beneath the waters of Rhode Island. Now, the mystery surrounding James Cook’s famous vessel has finally been solved. After 250 years of ...

Researchers may have found the remains of a centuries-old ship, which was once commanded by British explorer Captain James Cook. The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project says the HMS Endeavour may ...

PROVIDENCE — For centuries, it’s been part of the maritime folklore of Rhode Island, which has more shipwrecks per square mile than any other state: Captain Cook’s ship, the HMS Endeavour, is lying on ...

SYDNEY—Historians have long puzzled over the whereabouts of a ship sailed by an explorer who is credited with mapping Australia’s east coast and claiming the territory for Britain. An Australian ...

Long after carrying Capt. James Cook to the far side of the world, the naval vessel HM Bark Endeavour continues to inspire adulation, most of all in Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In 1768, ...

THE replica of Captain Cook's ship, HM Bark Endeavour, is on her way to Botany Bay, with her arrival timed to coincide with the day Cook anchored off Kurnell. But the replica ship’s skipper Ross ...

CAPTAIN WHARTON has rendered excellent service to naval and colonial history, and to geographical science, by editing a transcript of Captain Cook's journal of the voyage of the Endeavour, which was ...

The HMS Endeavour is famous for being sailed by Capt. James Cook to the South Pacific for a scientific expedition in the late 18th century. But the Endeavour (by then renamed the Lord Sandwich) met ...