HMS Endeavour (1763 cutter)

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
Acquired14 February 1763
CommissionedApril 1763
Out of service24 December 1771
FateSold out of service
General characteristics
Class & type4-gun cutter
Tons burthen53 10/94 bm
Length
  • 42 ft 3 in (12.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 29 ft (8.8 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 10.5 in (5.8 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFore-and-aft rig
Armament

HMS Endeavour was a 4-gun cutter of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1763 and used for coastal patrol duties off Beachy Head in southern England. Endeavour was sold out of service in 1771.[1]

References

  1. ^ Winfield 2007, p.324

Bibliography

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