Episode 3 of 5
Cook takes command of Earl of Pembroke
- When
- 27 May 1768
- Where
- Earl of Pembroke
- Part of
- Departure of HMS Endeavour
On 27 May 1768 Cook took command of the Earl of Pembroke, a collier purchased for the Society's expedition.
On 27 May 1768, Cook took command of Earl of Pembroke, a vessel valued in March at £2,307 5s 6d but ultimately purchased for £2,840 10s 11d and assigned for use in the Society's expedition. She had been launched in 1764 as a collier, and the Navy bought her in 1768 for a scientific mission to the Pacific and to explore for the surmised Terra Australis Incognita.
Sources
- HMS Endeavour Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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