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Departure of HMS Resolution from Plymouth

When
12 July 1776
Where
Plymouth, England
Part of
Departure of Cook's Third Voyage

On 12 July 1776 Cook sailed from Plymouth in HMS Resolution, beginning the third voyage, an attempt to discover the Northwest Passage.

James Cook's third and final voyage began on 12 July 1776, when he departed Plymouth, England, in HMS Resolution. The voyage was a British attempt to discover the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific coast of North America. The ostensible purpose was to return Omai, a young man from Raiatea, to his homeland, a cover the Admiralty used for the Passage search.

Sources

  1. Third voyage of James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30

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