HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand, from 1769 to 1771. She departed Plymouth in August 1768, rounded Cape Horn, and reached Tahiti in time to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. She then set sail into the largely uncharted ocean to the south, stopping at the Pacific islands of Huahine, Borabora, and Raiatea to allow Cook to claim them for Great Britain. In September 1769, she anchored off New Zealand, the first European vessel to reach the islands since Abel Tasmans Heemskerck 127 years earlier. Endeavour then sailed north along the Australian coast. She narrowly avoided disaster after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef, and Cook had to throw her guns overboard to lighten her. He then beached her on the mainland for seven weeks to permit rudimentary repairs to her hull. On 10 October 1770, she limped into port in Batavia (now named Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, for more substantial repairs, her crew sworn to secrecy about the lands they had discovered. She resumed her westward journey on 26 December, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771, and reached the English port of Dover on 12 July, having been at sea for nearly three years. Lasercut Wooden Boat Kit Scale 1:50 – Length 89 cm Parts in wood and brass Full step by step instruction and plans (english) Plank on hull construction. Cloth sails & Rigging. FOR THE EXPEIRENCED MODELLER. CHECK OUT OUR FEEDBACK – SEE WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY! HOBBYMASTER WILL GET IT TO YOU! AT HOBBYMASTER YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. THIS ITEM IS NEW & IN MINT CONDITION IN A FACTORY FRESH BOX. HOURS: MONDAY – FRIDAY 6AM TO 2PM CLOSED WEEKENDS. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WE STOCK HOBBY PRODUCTS FROM AROUND THE CORNER & AROUND THE WORLD! QUESTIONS: CONTACT TONY AT HOBBYMASTER. The item “Billings Boats 1/50 HMS Endeavor Sailing Ship Model Kit 514″ is in sale since Monday, February 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “hobbymaster” and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: BILLINGS BOATS
- Character Family: BRITISH NAVAL SAILING SHIP
- Recommended Age Range: 14 & UP WITH ADVANCED MODELING SKILS
- MPN: 514
- Year: 2016
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Denmark
- CONSTRUCTION: PLANK ON HULL
- MATERIALS: WOOD & BRASS & CLOTH SAILS