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Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour Shipwreck Found After 250 Years!

6/18/2025

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The mystery of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour has finally been solved! The Australian National Maritime Museum announced the shipwreck's discovery in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, after 250 years. Identified as RI 2394, this historic vessel played a crucial role in Pacific exploration before being scuttled in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War.

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The mystery of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour has finally been solved! The Australian National Maritime Museum announced the shipwreck's discovery in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, after 250 years. Identified as RI 2394, this historic vessel played a crucial role in Pacific exploration before being scuttled in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War.