The Endeavour of Whitby, 66 Church Street - Whitby, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 54° 29.199 W 000° 36.654
30U E 654757 N 6040295
This pub is named after the ship used by Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery.
Waymark Code: WMFPPZ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
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James Cook was born locally and considered by many to the world’s finest explorer of his time. Before joining then navy he had worked on collier ships carrying coal and this ship is a converted collier. Having 3 masts it is a
fully rigged ship.
The
Endeavour was used to lead a scientific mission to the Pacific. It was an event filled mission that included observing the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun and becoming the first ship to reach the East Coast of Australia.