In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.

HMS Endurance has located the wreck of the cruise liner M/S Explorer, which sank in Antarctic waters last year, reported the Royal Navy ice patrol ship. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office ...

They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration. The HMS Endeavour voyage (1768–1771) was the first devoted to scientific discovery. Cook and his crew, which included ...