Flagship Endeavour Ship - The Launch / HM Bark Endeavour Replica / 9 December 1993 HD
Flagship Endeavour
Launched: 9 December 1993
HM Bark Endeavour Replica
HM Bark Endeavour Replica is a replica of HMS Endeavour, the bark commanded by Lieutenant James Cook when he charted New Zealand and discovered the eastern coast of Australia. The idea of recreating Endeavour for use as a museum ship was generated during the establishment of the Australian National Maritime Museum in the 1980s; the vessel would be funded by the Bond Corporation, and gifted to the nation on completion. A specialist shipyard, complete with viewing platform and guided tours for the public, was set up, and construction of the vessel commenced in 1988. Two years later, work stopped because the Bond Corporation hit financial trouble; a Japanese company, the Yoshiya Corporation, stepped in, but was also forced to withdraw support because of financial problems.
Volunteers maintained the incomplete vessel until the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1991. The Endeavour replica was launched at the end of 1993, and completed in 1994. After sea trials, the replica sailed from Fremantle to Sydney, where she arrived at the end of 1994. During 1995, the ship recreated Cook's voyage along eastern Australia, then visited New Zealand at the end of the year. In late 1996, the Endeavour replica set out on a circumnavigation of the world, visiting ports in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and North America, before returning to New Zealand in late 1999. The vessel returned to Sydney in mid-2000. In 2001, the replica was used for filming of the BBC documentary The Ship, then sailed to England in 2002. She spent the next two years visiting ports in the United Kingdom and Europe, before sailing back to Sydney in 2005, completing a second round-the-world voyage. On arrival in Australia, the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation transferred ownership of the vessel to the Australian National Maritime Museum.
During 2011 and 2012, the replica circumnavigated Australia.
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Thanks for posting. Just finished a Capt James Cook audiobook from the library. So interesting
Brings a tear to my eyes!
one of my favorate ships
a lot of the footage of the ship sailing in this documentary is actually the bounty replica built in whangarei, but it makes sense because the endeavour replica had not yet been launched to get footage of
Sailed many times with Peter Petroff on Leeuwin 2. Great Skipper!
I still remember John Longley's Screaming as she went down the slips! I was singing on the dockside , and then sang for Prince Charles when he Inspected her during fit out!
Funny how life goes hey? Chris Blake who became Master of the Endeavour was 3rd mate on SS Nevasa in the 70's when I was 4th engineering officer, and had not seen Chris since 1974!
I cannot understand the lack of comments. This ship is a wonderful example of the determination and fortitude of those that have built her, you must be very proud. Odd really, we (I'm English) once ruled the waves through sale but we have nothing like Endeavour. If it wasn't for 'Victory' we wouldn't even know what a sailing ship of the line looked like. There is no doubt that this Endeavour is far better built than the original. At the end of our wars against the 'Frogs' there was hardly an oak tree left standing. For those that like reading about naval history might I suggest the author Patrick O'Brian. His 'bible' was the books of Sir Joseph Banks who wrote a journal of his time aboard the Endeavour. Excellent video - thank you.
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Agreed - Thank you :)
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glad you enjoyed the video, Cheers
Im going to buy this wooden model kit at perth hobby centre perth Australia next year
I'm going to build this model ship of hms endeavour at one of model ship at perth hobby centre in perth Australia
I would get a job on hms barque replica endeavour at Australian maritime museum in Sydney Australia
I would get a job on the famous ship hmb endeavour if it comes to cairns for the 250th anniversary of landing of captain James Cook
The Indian ocean, history buffs!
And then the shipwrights went on to build The Duyfken replica.
Captain Cook? Matthew Flinders is my hero!
@ 0:38 You make this sound like a private venture - that Joseph Banks purchased the ship, outfitted it, and selected the captain. What other distortions of history will follow, and is it even worth finding out?