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.
Captain James Cook and his journeys will be the focal ... “His first command [was given] in 1768 with Endeavour, the ship which he had selected as being a Yorkshire-built ship called a CAT ...
The replica of Captain James Cook's ship, Endeavour, sails away from Sydney Harbour. (Pic credit: Richard Palfreyman / Perth 2011 via Getty Images) “He was shown to be an industrious ...