Endeavour Cannon 200 Years Later is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on April 26th, 2015.
Endeavour Cannon 200 Years Later
This picture of HMB Endeavour was taken on the 2nd day of the International Navy Fleet Review, Oct. 2013 in Darling Harbour Sydney. ... more
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Endeavour Cannon 200 Years Later
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Miroslava Jurcik
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This picture of HMB Endeavour was taken on the 2nd day of the International Navy Fleet Review, Oct. 2013 in Darling Harbour Sydney.
On 10 June 1770, HMB Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was sailing north along the east coast of Australia. At 11pm it ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef and started taking on water. Desperate to lighten the ship, the crew heaved nearly 48 tonnes of material over the side, including six cannons. Twenty-three hours later, at the next high tide, the Endeavour pulled free. Six weeks were spent repairing the ship at what became known as Endeavour River in Queensland.
Nearly 200 years later, in 1969, a team sponsored by the American Academy of Natural Sciences recovered all six cannon and other ballast from the waters off the north Queensland coast.
The cannons were treated by conservators then given to collections in Australia, Britain, New Zealand and America. This cannon is part of the National Museum of Australia's National Historical Collection.
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