Photos of the ship Endeavor (63 photos)

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The ship Endeavor was built in England in 1762 to transport coal. It was originally called "Earl of Pembroke". It was there during the preparation of James Cook's first expedition. refitted and named “Endeavour”, which can be translated as “Stubborn”,

The sailing rig of the vessel corresponded to a typical barque of the 18th century. The foremast and mainmast each had two topmasts and carried straight sails, a countermizzen and a cruise were raised on the mizzen mast, and on the bowsprit, in addition to the staysail and jib, a blind and a bomb blind were installed. The area of all sails was 700 m2, and the speed of the barque with a tailwind reached 8 knots. The vessel had a maximum length of 36 m, a maximum width of 9.2 m, a cargo capacity of 370 GRT and a shallow draft. It was ugly, but strong and seaworthy. 10 cannons and 12 mortars made up its weapons.