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Handcrafted, scratch built and ready
made. Absolutely nothing to do, except to remove from their boxes!
Rehaz,
The model arrived today undamaged. It looks splendid. A
friend will
build a glass case for it, so we can display it on one
of our low cupboards.
I will have to convince my little grandson that it is
not to be taken
into his tub at tubbie
time.
I
wanted to confirm the
Endeavour arrived here in Sydney safely.
I am very pleased with
the end result – it is great
Many thanks for the
efforts you have put into getting the boat here in good shape
Hi Rehaz and Rashid,
Happy New Years Eve to you both. I just wanted to let you know that my
dada received his gift certificate - and on time!! it was perfect and
he is soo excited to receive the gift when it arrives.
Thank you so much for your help in making in his 60th b'day so special.
Have a wonderful New Years.
Kindest regards,
Sally Fitzpatrick Buyer of HMS Endeavour Model Ship ( UK Dec 08)
Great. I am very happy with the model ship.
Cheers, Bill Koutsouras, Oct 2003 Grand Cayman. (Buyer of HMS Endeavour)
My husband is over the moon with his birthdays surprise – usually an impossible feat.
Buyer of the HMS Endeavour 2003
Please click here for a ship model of the HMS Endeavour in our platinum range.
Original specifications:- (ex-Earl of Pembroke, Later LaLiberte), Cat-bark (3m), L/B/D 29.7m * 8.9m * 3.4m, Hull: Wood,Complement: 85 –94, Armament: 6 * 4pdr, 8 swivels, Built: Fishburn,Whitby, Eng.; 1764.
In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook was invited to command an expedition to the South Seas sponsored by the Royal Society.
The voyage’s mission was to visit Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun, hence contributing to astronomy and navigation. He was also tasked to determine whether there was a great Southern Continent, or as it was originally known 'Terra Australis'.
Renamed from H.M. Bark to HMS Endeavour, she set sail from Plymouth on August 25, 1768 and arrived in Tahiti on April 13, 1769. Cook’s crew established good relations with the Tahitians and stayed on the Island for 3 months.
They first landed on the Island of New Zealand on Oct 4, 1769 and for six months, toured the Islands and established that there was indeed two Islands separated by what became known as the Cook Strait.
Cook abandoned his search for Terra Australis on March 31, 1770. It was only because of bad weather on April 19, 1770, that he arrived off New Holland (in fact Australia).
HMS Endeavour set sail again on May 16, 1770 along the coast of Australia. On June 10, 1770, the ship was holed on the Great Barrier Reef. It took 2 days to free the ship. Nine days later, Cook landed at what became known as Cook town. HMS Endeavour stayed there for 6 days for repair.
After claiming New Holland for the British Crown, Cook set sail again.The voyage was plagued by illness and ill fortune, and thirty-crew die during the journey. Cook finally anchored in the Downs on July12, 1771, after a circumnavigation lasting 2 years, 9 months, and 14 days .
Cook was promoted to the rank of Commander, and set sail again in July 1772, this time on the Resolution and the Adventure.
Following a refit on March 7, 1775, HMS Endeavour was sold to the Navy. HMS Endeavour sailed for 15 more years. She was purchased by French interest in 1790,and renamed La Liberte. In 1793, she ran aground off Rhode Island and was later broken up. A replica of the ship was later commissioned at Fremantle as recently as 1994.
Cook, Journals of James Cook, Knight, H. M. Bark Endeavour. McGowan, Captain Cook’s Ships.
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