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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Rebecca Whittaker

Captain Cook’s missing ship found after sinking 250 years ago

The remains of captain Cook’s ship, HMS Endeavour, has been located off the US coast after sinking 250 years ago.

Between 1768 and 1771, the ship became the first European vessel to reach eastern Australia. It was then sold and renamed the Lord Sandwich before sinking off the US coast during the American War of Independence in 1778.

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