Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour likely discovered off of Rhode Island

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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

[valerief]

1. I smell a Family Guy episode about this. nt

[katmondoo]

3. Changed my mind about Bernie

I am going with Hillary.

[jtuck004]

2. They owe for storage. n/t

[woofless]

4. Morse would be thrilled.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. Meanwhile, James T. Kirk's ship, USS Enterprise, was found in deep space

orbiting William Shatner's huge ego.

[procon]

6. Very cool.

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.