HMS Endeavour (1781)

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]

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

History
UK
Name: HMS Endeavour
Acquired: 1781
Commissioned: October 1781
Out of service: Before 1790
General characteristics
Class and type: 14-gun schooner
Tons burthen: 118 bm
Length:
  • 60 ft (18.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) (keel)
Beam: 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Fore-and-aft rig
Armament: 14 x 4-pounder guns

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 tonnes 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. 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.


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