HMS Endeavour (1781)

For Captain Cook's ship, see HM Bark Endeavour.
For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Endeavour.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Endeavour
Acquired1781
CommissionedOctober 1781
Out of serviceBefore 1790
General characteristics
Class and type14-gun schooner
Tons burthen118 bm
Length
  • 60 ft (18.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) (keel)
Beam9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFore-and-aft rig
Armament14 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Endeavour was a 14-gun fore-and-aft rigged schooner of the Royal Navy, purchased from private owners in 1782 to assist in the British military effort during the American Revolutionary War.[1]

Endeavour's dimensions were small and light in keeping with other vessels of her class, with a gundeck length of 60 ft (18.3 m), beam of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) and 118 tons burthen. She was fitted after her purchase with 14 four-pounder guns.[2]

Her purchase cost is unrecorded.[2]

References

  1. ^ Winfield 2007, p.322
  2. ^ a b Winfield 2007, p.334

Bibliography

  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.