Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour likely discovered off of Rhode Island
Source: NY Daily News
Centuries after it was used to explore faraway lands, Captain James Cook's long-lost ship may have been found off the coast of Rhode Island.
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, or RIMAP, is planning an announcement about the HMS Endeavour on Wednesday.
The ship also known as the Lord Sandwich and HMS Bark Endeavour was scuttled in 1778 in Newport Harbor during the American Revolution.
A fleet of 13 ships were purposefully sunk by British forces in the harbor ahead of the Battle of Rhode Island. The RIMAP, through a grant with the Australian National Maritime Museum, mapped nine archaeological sites related to the ships.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/captain-cook-ship-hms-endeavour-found-rhode-island-article-1.2621252
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(15,805 posts)I have no idea how they come to identify old shipwrecks, but I love history and these stories always intrigue me. I'm glad people still want to spend the money to search for them and display their finds for looky lous like me.