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HMS Endeavour Found Off Of Rhode Island Coast
« on: May 02, 2016, 02:13:52 pm »
 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.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3568740/Captain-Cook-s-HMS-Endeavour-United-States.html
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Re: HMS Endeavour Found Off Of Rhode Island Coast
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 04:40:12 pm »
Interesting.

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Re: HMS Endeavour Found Off Of Rhode Island Coast
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2016, 05:08:14 pm »
Very interesting.


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Re: HMS Endeavour Found Off Of Rhode Island Coast
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2016, 02:34:27 am »
My first thought was they'd want to preserve whats left but then again, they did just tear down the inspiration for Fawlty Towers....

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Re: HMS Endeavour Found Off Of Rhode Island Coast
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2016, 06:35:31 pm »
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.
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This is what comes of names your ship the "Lord Sandwich".

Jokes aside, this is quite the discovery.
“The way I see it, every time a man gets up in the morning he starts his life over. Sure, the bills are there to pay, and the job is there to do, but you don't have to stay in a pattern. You can always start over, saddle a fresh horse and take another trail.” ― Louis L'Amour