Captain Cook’s Endeavor Found Near Newport, R.I.
Captain Cook, HMS Endeavor, History, Rhode Island, Shipwrecks
Captain Cook’s famous ship has seemingly been discovered in the US 230 years since it was sold, sunk and forgotten.
The Endeavour is one of the most famous ships in naval history and was used by Captain James Cook to discover the East Coast of Australia in 1770.
The last sighting of the Endeavour was around 1778 when it is believed the ship was sold, renamed the Lord Sandwich, and then used to transport British troops during the American Revolution.
Archaeologists believe they have found the scuttled remains of the Endeavour in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island.
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project made the discovery, saying the ship was scuttled in the harbour by British forces in the lead up to the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778.
RIMAP said it was ’80 to 100 per cent certain’ that the remains it has discovered belonged to the Endeavour.
