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Captain Cooks ship appears to have been found - HMS Endeavour
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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 440440" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>I guess it is part of their history too (the War of Independence) - "Captain John Brisbane, determined to blockade the bay by sinking surplus vessels at its mouth. Between 3 and 6 August a fleet of Royal Navy and hired craft, including Lord Sandwich 2, were scuttled at various locations in the Bay. Lord Sandwich 2, previously Endeavour, previously Earl of Pembroke, was sunk on 4 August 1778". Also, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour is named after the ship</p><p></p><p>There are some remains - Australia has six of her cannon and her keel, and her anchor also exists. </p><p></p><p>A replica of Endeavour was launched in 1994 and is berthed alongside the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney Harbour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 440440, member: 4386"] I guess it is part of their history too (the War of Independence) - "Captain John Brisbane, determined to blockade the bay by sinking surplus vessels at its mouth. Between 3 and 6 August a fleet of Royal Navy and hired craft, including Lord Sandwich 2, were scuttled at various locations in the Bay. Lord Sandwich 2, previously Endeavour, previously Earl of Pembroke, was sunk on 4 August 1778". Also, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour is named after the ship There are some remains - Australia has six of her cannon and her keel, and her anchor also exists. A replica of Endeavour was launched in 1994 and is berthed alongside the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney Harbour. [/QUOTE]
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