The vessel that mapped much of Australia was later renamed Lord Sandwich before being scuttled in the U.S.
A two-decade-long mission to confirm the final resting place of Captain James Cook’s famed vessel, His Majesty’s (HM) Bark Endeavour, has concluded with the news that the ship is resting in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island.
Three years ago, U.S. marine archaeologists announced that the shipwreck site RI 2394 was Endeavour, later renamed Lord Sandwich, but the final report confirming the position has only just been released.
