Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour likely discovered off of Rhode Island [View all]
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.
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